Changing attitudes to sexual morality: A cross-national comparison

Sociology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 815-845

  Scott, Jacqueline ^a  

^a QUEENS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cohort; Cross national; Extra marital; Gender; Homosexuality; Morality; Pre marital; Religion; Sexual revolution; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039984516     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038598032004010     Document Type: Article

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