The prostitution debate in feminism: Current trends, policy and clinical issues facing an invisible population

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-21

  Kissil, Karni K ^a   Davey, Maureen ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminism; Inequality; Prostitutes; Psychotherapy; Sex workers; Social policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951483045     PISSN: 08952833     EISSN: 15404099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952830903453604     Document Type: Article

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