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“Girls need to behave like girls you know”: the complexities of applying a gender justice goal within sexuality education in South African schools

(Lecturer) , (Deputy Dean) & (Professor of Psychology)
Pages 71-78 | Received 17 Mar 2016, Accepted 07 Nov 2016, Published online: 29 Nov 2016

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