Men at work? Emerging nuances in young masculinities in the United Kingdom's retail sector

Young People and Work

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 67-84

  Roberts, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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