Our "ideal girl": Prescriptions of female adolescent sexuality in a feminist mentorship program

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-83

  Bay Cheng, Laina Y ^a   Lewis, Amanda E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Feminism; Gender; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144464987     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109905283137     Document Type: Review

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