Desirable and undesirable androgyny: A prescription for the twenty-first century

Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-28

  Woodhill, Brenda Mae ^a   Samuels, Curtis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Androgyny; Feminine; Gender identity; Masculine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047694252     PISSN: 09589236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09589236.2004.10599911     Document Type: Review

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