The impact of culture and gender on sexual motives: Differences between Chinese and North Americans

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 286-294

  Tang, Nu ^a   Bensman, Lisamarie ^b   Hatfield, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Department of Digital Media and Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Culture; Gender; Sexual motives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858625040     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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