Erotic capital

European Sociological Review

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 499-518

  Hakim, Catherine ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77957779956     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcq014     Document Type: Article

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