Veiled meanings: young British Muslim women and the negotiation of differences

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-26

  Dwyer, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIOLOGY;

GENDER IDENTITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; RELIGION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033009436     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663699925123     Document Type: Article

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