No means yes? Perpetuating myths in the sexological construction of women's desire

Women and Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-50

  Tyler, Meagan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desire; Rape myth; Receptivity; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449220297     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02703140802384800     Document Type: Article

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