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The conclusion will sum up the main arguments of the book. The conclusion that the author has reached with regards to state and voluntary agencies’ responses to, and attitudes toward male rape victims will be outlined. The conclusion sums up the main arguments relating to the following: masculinities, sexualities and male rape; policing male rape; and voluntary agencies and male rape.

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Javaid, A. (2018). Conclusion. In: Male Rape, Masculinities, and Sexualities. Palgrave Hate Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52639-3_8

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