Freaks, gold diggers, divas, and dykes: The sociohistorical development of adolescent African American women’s sexual scripts

Dionne P. Stephens1, Layli Phillips2
1Center for Family Research, University of Georgia, Athens,
2Women’s Studies Institute, Georgia State University, Athens

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