The importance of being a 'lady': Hyper-femininity and heterosexuality in the private, single-sex primary school

Gender and Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-158

  Allan, Alexandra Jane ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Heterosexuality; Hyper femininity; Post feminism; Primary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 66449095423     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250802213172     Document Type: Article

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