Feeling powerful heterosexual relationships: Cultural beliefs among couples of Mexican origin

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 321-337

  Harvey, S Marie ^a   Beckman, Linda J ^b   Thorburn Bird, Sheryl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEXICO; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037925590     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369105011000019174     Document Type: Article

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