Gender, resistance and play: bachelorette parties in Atlantic Canada

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 551-561

  Tye, Diane ^a   Powers, Ann Marie ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; GENDER ROLE; WOMENS STATUS;

CANADA;

EID: 0032420920     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-5395(98)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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