"sensitive and real macho all at the same time": Young heterosexual men and romance

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-152

  Allen, Louisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hegemonic masculinities; Heterosexualities; Romance; Young masculinities

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548801865     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X05284221     Document Type: Review

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