Pretty in ink: Conformity, resistance, and negotiation in women's tattooing

Sex Roles

Volumn 47, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 219-235

  Atkinson, Michael ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

process sociology; resistance; tattooing; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036453706     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021330609522     Document Type: Review

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