'It's a Nice Day for a White Wedding': The Debutante Ball and Constructions of Femininity

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 495-516

  Harrison, Lyn ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Ctr Stud Sexually Transmissible D   (Australia)

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EID: 0031515276     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353597074004     Document Type: Article

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