"I was aggressive for the streets, pretty for the pictures": Gender, difference, and the inner-city girl

Gender and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-93

  Jones, Nikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 58149505653     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243208326676     Document Type: Article

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