The ambiguity of “having sex”: The subjective experience of virginity loss in the united states

By L. Carpenter. 2001

204 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sociology and Political Science

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In Clinical Psychology

1. April L. Few
2. D. Stephens
3. E. S. Byers
4. Hilary E. S. Randall

In Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

1. E. S. Byers
2. April L. Few
3. D. Stephens
4. Hilary E. S. Randall

In Sociology and Political Science

1. E. S. Byers
2. April L. Few
3. D. Stephens
4. Hilary E. S. Randall

Citations in the corpus

• WHAT IS SEX? STUDENTS' DEFINITIONS OF HAVING SEX, SEXUAL PARTNER, AND UNFAITHFUL SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR (2003, background): “Ambiguity about the definition of the term contributes to concern about the validity of selfreported sexual behaviour (Carpenter, 2001; Cecil, Bogart, Wagstaff, Pinkerton, & Abramson, 2002; McConaghy, 1999).”
• Hip Hop Honey or Video Ho: African American Preadolescents’ Understanding of Female Sexual Scripts in Hip Hop Culture (2007, background): “Both within Hip Hop culture and the broader society, men are normally viewed as the aggressors seeking sex, while women are gatekeepers resisting male overtures (e.g., Carpenter 2001a, b; Jackson 1996; Lichtenstein 2000).”