Sexual education, gender ideology, and youth sexual empowerment

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 742-753

  Grose, Rose Grace ^a   Grabe, Shelly ^a   Kohfeldt, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903905401     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2013.809511     Document Type: Article

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