'I' m 15 and desperate for sex': 'Doing' and 'Undoing' desire in letters to a teenage magazine

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-313

  Jackson, Sue ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Advice pages; Sexual desire; Sexuality; Teen magazines; Young women

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944460501     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959-353505054717     Document Type: Review

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