Sibling influence, gender roles, and the sexual socialization of urban early adolescent girls

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-110

  Kornreich, Jennifer L ^a   Hearn, Kimberly D ^b   Rodriguez, Giovanna ^b   O'Sullivan, Lucia F ^b,c  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Coll Phys/Surgs Columbia Univ ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SIBLING; SOCIALIZATION; THEORY;

EID: 0037320093     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490309552170     Document Type: Article

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