Marking Sexuality from 0-6: The Kinsey Scale in Online Culture

Sexuality and Culture

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-262

  Drucker, Donna J ^a  

^a Department of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfred Kinsey; Internet; Scale; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863094164     PISSN: 10955143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12119-011-9122-1     Document Type: Article

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