Definitions, discourses and dilemmas: Policy and academic engagement with the sexualisation of popular culture

Gender and Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 285-301

  Coy, Maddy ^a   Garner, Maria ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agency; gender; masculinity; sexualisation; violence against women and girls

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861217354     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540253.2012.667793     Document Type: Article

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