The negotiation of compulsory romance in young women friends' stories about romantic heterosexual experiences

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-70

  Korobov, Neill ^a   Thorne, Avril ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compulsory romance; Discourse; Interpretative repertoires; Narrative; Romantic relationships; Young women

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849113138     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: 14617161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353508098619     Document Type: Article

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