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The Sexual Organization of the City

by Yoosik Youm, Edward O. Laumann, Stephen Ellingson

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Why do sexual partnerships rarely cross racial and ethnic lines? Why do gays have few public meeting spots in certain areas, but a wide variety in others? Why are African Americans less likely to marry? This work considers these and many more questions.

Sex customsChicago (ill.), social life and customsSexual BehaviorCity dwellers