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The Power of (But Not In?) Sexual Configurations Theory

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Lerum, K., Dworkin, S.L. The Power of (But Not In?) Sexual Configurations Theory. Arch Sex Behav 45, 495–499 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-015-0669-z

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