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Risk, power and the possibility of pleasure: Young women and safer sex

J. Holland Institute of Education, University of London
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C. Ramazanoglu Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths' College, University of London
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S. Scott Department of Sociology, University of Manchester
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S. Sharpe Freelance writer and researcher
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R. Thomson Development Officer for the Sex Education Forum at the National Children's Bureau, UK
Pages 273-283 | Published online: 25 Sep 2007

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