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Pornography and sexual aggression: Associations of violent and nonviolent depictions with rape and rape proclivity

Scot B. Boeringer Department of Sociology/Social Work, Appalachian State University, 207 Chapell Wilson, Boone, NC, 28608
Pages 289-304 | Received 12 Jul 1993, Accepted 04 Feb 1994, Published online: 18 May 2010

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