The 'Homosexual Role' after 30 years: An appreciation of the work of Mary Mcintosh

Sexualities

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-152

  Weeks, Jeffrey ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Identity; Sexual Category; Sexuality; Social Role

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043155868     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136346098001002001     Document Type: Article

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