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Culture, Health & Sexuality
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Volume 17, 2015 - Issue sup2: Beyond Working with Men and Boys
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Masculinity, sexuality and vulnerability in ‘working’ with young men in South African contexts: ‘you feel like a fool and an idiot … a loser’

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Pages 96-111 | Received 21 Oct 2014, Accepted 19 Jul 2015, Published online: 19 Nov 2015

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