Young people's constructions of the self: Late modern elements and gender differences

Sociology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-124

  O'Connor, Pat ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b University of Limerick ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gender; Late modern; Reflexivity; Self; Young

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645751689     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038506058437     Document Type: Article

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