A"you're always first a girl": Emerging adult women, gender, and sexuality in the Israeli army

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-29

  Levin, Dana S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

culture; emerging adulthood; gender; Israel; military; sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251513956     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558410384731     Document Type: Article

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