Sexuality, youth and the perils of endangered innocence: How history can help us get past the panic

Gender and Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-284

  Egan, R Danielle ^a   Hawkes, Gail L ^b  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

critical theory; cultural studies; girlhood; history; sexualisation; social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861204897     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540253.2012.666232     Document Type: Article

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