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The problem with protection: Or, why we need to move towards recognition and the sexual agency of children

R. Danielle Egan Gender and Sexuality Studies, St. Lawrence University, 84 Park Street, Canton, NY, 13617, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Gail Hawkes School of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia
Pages 389-400 | Published online: 10 Jun 2009

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