Beautiful beasts. Ambivalence and distinction in the gender identity negotiations of multiracialised women of Thai descent

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 391-403

  Haritaworn, Jin ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACISM; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 34548543797     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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