Sex education and the law in England and Wales: The importance of legal narratives

Shaping Sexual Knowledge: A Cultural History of Sex Education in Twentieth Century Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 37-51

  Blair, Ann ^a   Monk, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84919551163     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203891407     Document Type: Chapter

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