Rethinking subcultural resistance: Core values of the straight edge movement

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 406-436

  Haenfler, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Punk; Resistance; Straight edge; Subculture; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342970379     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241603259809     Document Type: Review

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