Gendered performances in a male-dominated subculture: 'Girl Racers', car modification and the quest for masculinity

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 75-85

  Lumsden, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car culture; Ethnography; Femininity; Gender; Subcultures; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956125316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2123     Document Type: Article

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