"I'm not going to be a girlg": Masculinity and emotions in boys' friendships and peer groups

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 218-241

  Oransky, Matthew ^a   Marecek, Jeanne ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Emotion; Friendship; Gender; Masculinity; Peer group

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849121883     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558408329951     Document Type: Article

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