Working at intimacy: Gay men's workplace friendships

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-30

  Rumens, Nick ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gay men; Heteronormativity; Intimacy; Sexuality; Work place friendship

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOMOSEXUALITY; SEXUALITY; WORKPLACE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36849058256     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00364.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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