Resisting mothers, making gender: Teenage girls in the United States and the articulation of femininity

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-74

  Thomas, Mary ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Femininity; Mothers; Resistance; Subjectivity; Teen girls

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; MATERNAL CARE;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549102622     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663690701817527     Document Type: Article

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