'Wild' girls? An exploration of 'ladette' cultures in secondary schools

Gender and Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-360

  Jackson, Carolyn ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33747615531     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250600804966     Document Type: Article

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