‘Having a laugh, having a fight’: Masculinity and the conflicting needs of the self in design and technology

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-166

  Dixon, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937272490     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0962021960060202     Document Type: Article

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