Socio-cultural influences on young people's sexual development

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 473-487

  Shoveller, Jean A ^a   Johnson, Joy L ^a   Langille, Donald B ^b   Mitchell, Terry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Canada; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; RISK PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SHAME; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAME; SOCIAL VALUES; URBAN POPULATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2442425979     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.11.017     Document Type: Article

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