Sexual behaviors and attitudes and ethnic identity during college

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 471-482

  Espinosa Hernández, Graciela ^a   Lefkowitz, Eva S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149133796     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490902829616     Document Type: Article

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