Sex self-help books: Hot secrets for great sex or promoting the sex of prostitution?

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 363-372

  Tyler, Meagan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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CRITICAL ANALYSIS; PROSTITUTION;

EID: 53249142044     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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