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Massage parlors and “hand whores”. Some sociological observationsFootnote∗

Clifton D. Bryant Professor and head of the Dept. of Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061
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C. Eddie Palmer Research Assistant, Dept. of Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Vi, 24061
Pages 227-241 | Published online: 11 Jan 2010

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