Sexually explicit media, gender differences, and evolutionary theory

Journal of Communication

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 8-31

  Malamuth, Neil M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030489038     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1996.tb01486.x     Document Type: Article

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