Sexuality, gender, and the couple: A sociohistorical perspective

Annual Review of Sex Research

Volumn 12, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-32

  Bozon, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Couple relationships; Gender; Homosexual relationships; Sexual behavior; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY SIZE; HISTORY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGY;

FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOMOSEXUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0041766249     PISSN: 10532528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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