'She met her (boy)friend online': negotiating gender identity and sexuality among young Thai women in online space

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1162-1174

  Boonmongkon, Pimpawun ^a   Ojanen, Timo T ^a   Samakkeekarom, Ronnapoom ^a   Samoh, Nattharat ^a   Iamsilpa, Rachawadee ^a   Topananan, Soifa ^a   Cholratana, Mudjalin ^a   Guadamuz, Thomas E ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

gender identity; Internet; sexuality; Thailand; young women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; STEREOTYPING; THAILAND; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84887095985     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2013.809609     Document Type: Article

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