Heterosexuality and 'the Labour of Love': A contribution to recent debates on female sexual dysfunction

Sexualities

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-320

  Cacchioni, Thea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heteronormativity; Heterosexuality; Medicalization; Sex work; Sexual practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250667549     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460707078320     Document Type: Article

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