Let’s (Not) Talk about Sex: The Gender of Sexual Discourse

Sexuality and Culture

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 139-156

  Montemurro, Beth ^a   Bartasavich, Jennifer ^a   Wintermute, Leann ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Face work; Gender; Gendered discourse; Masculinity; Sexuality; Talk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943588549     PISSN: 10955143     EISSN: 19364822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12119-014-9250-5     Document Type: Article

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