"I Took His V-Card": An Exploratory Analysis of College Student Stories Involving Male Virginity Loss

Sexuality and Culture

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 525-539

  Caron, Sandra L ^a   Hinman, Sarah P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Gender roles; Sexual initiation; Virginity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885901703     PISSN: 10955143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12119-012-9158-x     Document Type: Article

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