Revisiting youthful sexuality: Continuities and changes over two decades

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 342-350

  Holland, Janet ^a   Thomson, Rachel ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical moments; Heterosexuality; Inequality; Sexuality; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955249388     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681991003767370     Document Type: Article

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