Accounting for Women's Orgasm and Sexual Enjoyment in College Hookups and Relationships

American Sociological Review

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 435-462

  Armstrong, Elizabeth A ^a   England, Paula ^b   Fogarty, Alison C K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college; gender; sexuality; young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SURVEY METHOD; WOMENS STATUS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 84861749558     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122412445802     Document Type: Article

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