A double standard for "Hooking Up": How far have we come toward gender equality?

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1191-1206

  Allison, Rachel ^a   Risman, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Hooking up; Sexual attitudes; Sexual double standard

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878791511     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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