Doing gender in sex and sex research

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 883-898

  Vanwesenbeeck, Ine ^a  

^a Rutgers Nisso Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender; Heterosexuality; Sex differences; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENDER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONALITY; REVIEW; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 72949105796     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9565-8     Document Type: Review

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