Gendered social control: 'A virtuous girl' and 'a proper Boy'

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-141

  Ericsson, Kjersti ^a   Jon, Nina ^a  

^a Institutt for Kriminologi og Rettssosiologi   (Norway)

Author keywords

Femininity; Feminist theory; Gender; Juvenile delinquency; Masculinity; Semi penal institutions; Social control

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845370441     PISSN: 14043858     EISSN: 16512340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14043850601002692     Document Type: Article

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