Laughing when it hurts: Humor and violence in the lives of Costa Rican prostitutes

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-78

  Downe, Pamela J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; VIOLENCE;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0032975440     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-5395(98)00109-5     Document Type: Article

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