An investigation of sexuality-related attitudinal patterns and characteristics related to those patterns for 32 European countries

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-92

  Lottes, Ilsa L ^a   Alkula, Tapani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

European values; Sexual attitudes; Sexual ideology

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052658218     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-011-0038-1     Document Type: Article

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