Researching Irish gay male lives: Reflections on disclosure and intellectual autobiography in the production of personal narratives

Qualitative Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-168

  Ryan, Paul ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Auto biography; Disclosure; Gay men; Intellectual autobiography; Ireland; Personal narratives; Rapport

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645663798     PISSN: 14687941     EISSN: 17413109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468794106062707     Document Type: Article

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