Discourses of blame: Deconstructing (hetero)sexuality, peer sexual violence and residential children's homes

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-356

  Barter, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Peer sexual violence; Residential children's homes; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749327537     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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