Consuming contraceptive control: Gendered distinctions in web-based contraceptive advertising

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 783-795

  Medley Rath, Stephanie R ^a   Simonds, Wendy ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Medicalisation; Pregnancy; USA; Web based advertising

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955724585     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2010.489240     Document Type: Article

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