Iranian Immigrants' perceptions of sexuality in Canada: A symbolic interactionist approach

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 113-128

  Shirpak, Khosro Refaie ^a   Maticka Tyndale, Eleanor ^a   Chinichian, Maryam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDIVIDUALITY; IRAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 39749184079     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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