The sexual double standard: Fact or fiction?

Sex Roles

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 175-186

  Marks, Michael J ^a,b   Fraley, R Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward sex; Double standard; Gender differences; Gender equality; Gender norms; Promiscuity; Sex partners; Sexual activity; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944356299     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-1293-5     Document Type: Article

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