Bases, stages and 'working your way up': Young people's talk about non-coital practices and 'normal' sexual trajectories

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lewis, Ruth ^a   Marston, Cicely ^a   Wellings, Kaye ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterosexuality; Non coital; Normative sexuality; Oral sex; Sexual behaviour; Sexual trajectories; Vaginal intercourse; Youth transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874746305     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2842     Document Type: Article

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