Drugs, space, and sociality in a gay nightclub in Sydney

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-295

  Slavin, Sean ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drugs; Gay men; Social space; Tribal space

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442463574     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241604263586     Document Type: Article

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