The construction of male gender identity through choir singing at a Spanish secondary school

International Journal of Music Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 318-332

  Elorriaga, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

adolescence; gender; identity; male; singing

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755191770     PISSN: 02557614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0255761411421091     Document Type: Article

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