The impact of gender expectations on meanings of sex and sexuality: Results from a cognitive interview study

Sex Roles

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 252-263

  McCabe, Janice ^a   Tanner, Amanda E ^b   Heiman, Julia R ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive interviewing; Gender; Methodology; Sexual scripts; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950461736     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-009-9723-4     Document Type: Article

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