Moving Past the Rose-Tinted Lens of Monogamy: Onward with Critical Self-Examination and (Sexually) Healthy Science

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Social Science Research and Evaluation ProgramPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteUSA
  2. 2.The Kinsey InstituteIndiana UniversityBloomingtonUSA

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