Inhabiting the contradictions: Hypersexual femininity and the culture of intoxication among young women in the UK

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 184-206

  Griffin, Christine ^a   Szmigin, Isabelle ^b   Bengry Howell, Andrew ^c   Hackley, Chris ^d   Mistral, Willm ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e BLACKBERRY HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol; class; culture; Femininity; sexuality; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875953485     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: 14617161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353512468860     Document Type: Article

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