Adult pornography, male peer support, and violence against women: The contribution of the "dark side" of the internet

Technology for Facilitating Humanity and Combating Social Deviations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 34-50

  DeKeseredy, Walter S ^a   Olsson, Patrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-094-5.ch003     Document Type: Chapter

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