Reflections on the sexual agency of young women in a low-income rural South African community

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 464-486

  Lesch, Elmien ^a   Kruger, Lou Marie ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 12944270297     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630403400308     Document Type: Review

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