Sadomasochism and the social sciences: A review of the sociological and social psychological literature

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 17-40

  Weinberg, Thomas S ^a  

^a BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance; Leathersex; Masochism; Sadism; Sadomasochism; Submission

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FANTASY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LESBIAN; LITERATURE; MARRIAGE; MASOCHISM; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PSYCHOANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SADISM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY;

HUMANS; MASOCHISM; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SADISM; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 33745184690     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v50n02_02     Document Type: Review

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