When does race matter? Race, sex, and dating at an elite university

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-72

  McClintock, Elizabeth Aura ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual contraceptive behavior; Dating; Interethnic; Interracial; Loglinear analysis; Mate selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149107482     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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