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Research Articles

State-socialist heteromasculinity on the eve of neoliberalism: sexual problems in the first Polish lifestyle magazine for men

Pages 728-743 | Received 31 Dec 2022, Accepted 25 May 2023, Published online: 02 Jun 2023

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