Reconciling self: Gay men and lesbians using domestic materiality for identity management

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-301

  Gorman Murray, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Domestic materiality; Ethnography; Gay men; Identity management; Lesbians; Objects and space

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ETHNICITY; GENDER ROLE; HOMOSEXUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 41749106935     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360801990504     Document Type: Article

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