Allies within and without: How adolescent activists conceptualize ageism and navigate adult power in youth social movements

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 631-668

  Gordon, Hava Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Ageism; Inequality; Intergenerational relationships; Social movements; Youth activism

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148986863     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241606293608     Document Type: Article

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