Differences and similarities between gay and straight individuals involved in the sadomasochistic subculture

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 41-57

  Nordling, Niklas ^a   Sandnabba, N Kenneth ^a   Santtila, Pekka ^a   Alison, Laurence ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender stereotypes; Homosexuality; Masculinity; Sadomasochism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ENEMA;

AMBIVALENCE; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ATTITUDE; BISEXUALITY; CATHETER; CHILD ABUSE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FANTASY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INCOME; LESBIAN; MASCULINITY; MASOCHISM; OCCUPATION; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; SADISM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; STEREOTYPY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASOCHISM; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SADISM;

EID: 33745212467     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v50n02_03     Document Type: Review

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