Queer individualization: The transformation of personal life in the early 21st century

NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 84-99

  Roseneil, Sasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009061955     PISSN: 08038740     EISSN: 1502394X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08038740701482952     Document Type: Article

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