The rhetoric of the mistake in adult narratives of youth sexuality: the case of Amanda Todd

Feminist Media Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 710-725

  Penney, Renée ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amanda Todd; exploitability; Intergenerational conflict; shame; youth sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976902191     PISSN: 14680777     EISSN: 14715902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2016.1193299     Document Type: Article

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