Respectability and autonomy: The articulation and meaning of sexuality among the girls in the gang

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 108-143

  Schalet, Amy ^a   Hunt, Geoffrey ^c   Joe Laidler, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Scientific Analysis Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Gender; Sexuality; Street gangs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037256465     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241602238940     Document Type: Review

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