Playing to Win: Male–Male Sex-Based Harassment and the Masculinity Contest

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 477-499

  Alonso, Natalya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MALE BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 85053200200     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12283     Document Type: Article

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