"The ball was always in his court": An exploratory analysis of relationship scripts, sexual scripts, and condom use among African American women

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-82

  Bowleg, Lisa ^a   Lucas, Kenya J ^b   Tschann, Jeanne M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1842714432     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2004.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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