Leisurely Lesbians in a Small City in South Africa

Urban Forum

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-185

  Visser, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER ROLE; HOMOSEXUALITY; SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

BLOEMFONTEIN; FREE STATE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77955089471     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-010-9084-7     Document Type: Article

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