Women's bodies as a "puzzle" for college men: Grounded theory research

American Journal of Sexuality Education

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 51-72

  Koch, Patricia Barthalow ^a,b,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dept of Recreation Park Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy and physiology; Body image; College men; Grounded theory; Menstruation; Women's bodies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748457682     PISSN: 15546128     EISSN: 15546136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J455v01n03_04     Document Type: Article

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