Rethinking Circumcision and Sexuality in the United States

Sexualities

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 300-316

  Harrison, Daniel M ^a  

^a WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

circumcision; gender; masculinities; sexuality; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993783275     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460702005003003     Document Type: Article

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