Lesbian firefighters: Shifting the boundaries between "masculinity" and "femininity"

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-114

  Wright, Tessa ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coming out; Femininity; Fire service; Heterosexual women; Lesbians; Masculinity; Non traditional work; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDENTITY; LESBIAN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FIRES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 58149345057     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/10894160802174375     Document Type: Article

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