Rethinking kink: Sadomasochism as serious leisure

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 313-331

  Newmahr, Staci ^a  

^a BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

BDSM; Edgework; Leisure; Sadomasochism; Serious leisure; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954660483     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-010-9158-9     Document Type: Article

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