Mediating suicide: Print journalism and the categorization of queer youth suicide discourses

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1173-1183

  Cover, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bullying; Discourse; News; Queer youth; Sexual orientation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BULLYING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GUILT; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SEXUALITY; SHAME; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; BULLYING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GUILT; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; NEWSPAPERS; SEXUALITY; SHAME; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869217550     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9901-2     Document Type: Article

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