A meta-analysis of the published research on the effects of pornography

The Changing Family and Child Development

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 48-59

  Oddone Paolucci, Elizabeth ^a   Genuis, Mark ^a   Violato, Claudio ^b  

^a National Foundation for Research and Education   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 85050061065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315201702     Document Type: Chapter

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