Attitudes and social characteristics of men who buy sex in Scotland

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 369-383

  Farley, Melissa ^a   MacLeod, Jan ^b   Anderson, Lynn ^c   Golding, Jacqueline M ^d  

^a Prostitution Research and Education   (United States)

^b Women's Support Project   (United Kingdom)

^c Scottish Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

deterrence; hostile masculine identification; men who buy sex; pornography; prostitution; prostitution myths; rape myths; sexual aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051658210     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022645     Document Type: Article

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