Early puberty, 'sexualization' and feminism

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-154

  Roberts, Celia ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early onset puberty; feminism; girls; hope; science studies; sexual development; sexualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876246256     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: 14617420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350506812456458     Document Type: Article

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