Integrating Black feminist thought into conceptual frameworks of African American adolescent women's sexual scripting processes

Sexualities, Evolution and Gender

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-55

  Stephens, Dionne P ^a   Phillips, Layli ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Feminism; Hip hop; Sexual scripts; Women

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 22644441218     PISSN: 14792508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616660500112725     Document Type: Review

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