Whose Responsibility? The Politics of Sex Education Policy in the United States

Politics and Gender

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-210

  Boryczka, Jocelyn ^a  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950786028     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X09000154     Document Type: Article

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