Rave and Straightedge, the virtual and the REAL: Exploring Online and Offline Experiences in Canadian Youth Subcultures

Youth and Society

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 276-311

  Wilson, Brian ^a   Atkinson, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyberculture; Internet; Rave; Resistance; Straightedge; Subculture; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544293551     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X03260498     Document Type: Article

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