Gendered fare?: A qualitative investigation of alternative food and masculinities

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-278

  Nath, Jemál ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

masculinities; meat; sociology of food and eating; vegetarianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052383681     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783310386828     Document Type: Article

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