Hiding in Plain Sight: The Production of Heteronormativity in Medical Education

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 256-289

  Murphy, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

heteronormativity; hidden curriculum; inequalities; medical education; sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966479867     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241614556345     Document Type: Article

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