Facilitating social networks among gay men

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Cant, Bob ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Facilitation; Gay Men; Narratives; Networks; Sexuality; Social Circumstances

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444401150     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1018     Document Type: Review

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