Teenage girls and cellular phones: Discourses of independence, safety and 'Rebellion'

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-212

  Campbell, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 33646898515     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260600635649     Document Type: Article

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