Mainstream pornography and "women": Questioning sexual agency

Critical Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 863-885

  Corsianos, Marilyn ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pornography; Sexual agency subjectivity; Sexual performances; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548938646     PISSN: 08969205     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156916307X230359     Document Type: Article

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