Justifying sex: The place of women's sexuality on a social justice agenda

Families in Society

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-103

  Bay Cheng, Laina Y ^a  

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EID: 77949864682     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3962     Document Type: Article

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