Dreaded "otherness": Heteronormative patrolling in women's body hair rebellions

Gender and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 451-472

  Fahs, Breanne ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

class; deviance social control; gender; race; sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961164592     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243211414877     Document Type: Article

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