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Sexuality, culture and society: shifting paradigms in sexuality research

Pages 251-266 | Published online: 18 Mar 2009

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Yingying Huang & Suiming Pan. (2014) Government crackdown of sex work in China: Responses from female sex workers and implications for their health. Global Public Health 9:9, pages 1067-1079.
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Tonia Poteat, Carmen Logie, Darrin Adams, Judith Lebona, Puleng Letsie, Chris Beyrer & Stefan Baral. (2014) Sexual practices, identities and health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho – a mixed-methods study. Culture, Health & Sexuality 16:2, pages 120-135.
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Pimpawun Boonmongkon, Timo T. Ojanen, Ronnapoom Samakkeekarom, Nattharat Samoh, Rachawadee Iamsilpa, Soifa Topananan, Mudjalin Cholratana & Thomas E. Guadamuz. (2013) ‘She met her (boy)friend online’: negotiating gender identity and sexuality among young Thai women in online space. Culture, Health & Sexuality 15:10, pages 1162-1174.
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Dawn Michelle Baunach & Elisabeth O. Burgess. (2013) Sexual Identity in the American Deep South: The Concordance and Discordance of Sexual Activity, Relationships, and Identities. Journal of Homosexuality 60:9, pages 1315-1335.
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