Attitudes to marriage and sexual behaviors: A survey of gender and culture differences in China and United Kingdom

Sex Roles

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 75-89

  Higgins, Louise T ^a   Zheng, Mo ^b   Liu, Yali ^c   Sun, Chun Hui ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; culture; gender; marriage; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 9744274544     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016565426011     Document Type: Review

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