Suicidal masculinities

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Scourfield, Jonathan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Crisis; Gender; Hegemonic; Masculinity; Men; Mental Health; Qualitative; Subordinated; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 27444444771     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.1057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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