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Men in Early Childhood: A Moral Panic? A research report from a UK University

By: Mark Cronin  
Open Access
|Aug 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scr-2014-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2068-8016 | Journal ISSN: 2068-8008
Language: English
Page range: 3 - 24
Published on: Aug 15, 2014
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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