"Oh no! I'm a nerd!" Hegemonic masculinity on an online forum

Gender and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 256-274

  Kendall, Lori ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0034340813     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124300014002003     Document Type: Article

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