Beyond Sexual Orientation: Integrating Gender/Sex and Diverse Sexualities via Sexual Configurations Theory

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1177-1213

  van Anders, Sari M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asexuality; Gender sex; Intimacy; Polyamory; Sexual orientation; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY;

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; PERSONALITY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 84931003886     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-015-0490-8     Document Type: Article

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