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EDITOR'S NOTE

The Relationship Between Attitudes Towards Women, Consumption of Pornography, and Other Demographic Variables in a Survey of 1,023 Consumers of Pornography

Pages 31-45 | Received 24 Jul 2005, Accepted 11 Dec 2005, Published online: 04 Oct 2008

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