Social representations of female orgasm

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-107

  Lavie Ajayi, Maya ^a   Joffe, Hélène ^b  

^a TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female orgasm; Magazine portrayal; Social representations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; ORGASM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 58149328646     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308097950     Document Type: Article

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