Becoming “Real Men”: Adolescent Masculinity Challenges and Sexual Violence

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 286-307

  Messerschmidt, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

hegemonic masculinity; masculine resources; masculinity challenges; sexual violence; sexualities; subordinate masculinity; the body

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990393923     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X00002003003     Document Type: Article

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