Bullying of lesbian and gay youth: A qualitative investigation

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1598-1614

  Mishna, Faye ^a   Newman, Peter A ^a   Daley, Andrea ^a   Solomon, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias based bullying; Lesbian and gay bullying; Peer victimization; Qualitative research; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949123152     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm148     Document Type: Article

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