Violent crimes? Young people's experiences of homophobia and misogyny in secondary schools

Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 291-302

  Trotter, Joy ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Homophobia; Misogyny; Sexuality; Violence; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044913861     PISSN: 09503153     EISSN: 17424909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09503150601025303     Document Type: Article

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