Sex education in Croatia: Tensions between secular and religious discourses

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 329-343

  Bijelić, Nataa ^a,b  

^a CESI (Centre for Education Counselling and Research)

^b CESI (Centre for Education Counselling and Research)   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Catholic church; Croatia; Sex education; Sexual and reproductive rights; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749145898     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: 14617420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506808095273     Document Type: Article

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