Women's intoxication as 'dual licentiousness': An exploration of gendered images of drinking and intoxication in Sweden

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-106

  Bogren, Alexandra ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecstasy; Escape; Gender; Intoxication; Nature culture; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349164139     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350701668895     Document Type: Article

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