Constructing young masculinity: A case study of heroic discourse on violence

Discourse and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-161

  Andersson, Kjerstin ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Discourses of masculinity; Hero; Morality in practice; Narrative identity; Preferred self presentation; Storyline; Victim perpetrator; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 40149088791     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: 14603624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926507085949     Document Type: Article

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