Literature Search : Sociology

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Literature Search Sociology

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• Sociological Abstracts
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• Journal article

Author
Year
Article title
Kosut, Mary. 2006. "Mad Artists and Tattooed
Perverts Deviant Discourse and the Social
Construction of Cultural Categories." Deviant
Behavior 27(1)73-95.
Journal title
Pages
Vol. (issue no.)
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• Book chapter

Title of book chapter
Publication year
Author of Book chapter
Farrer, Peter. 1996. "In Female Attire Male
Experiences of Cross-Dressing - Some Historical
Fragments." Pp. 9-26 in Blending Genders, edited
by Richard Ekins and Dave King. London
Routledge.
Pages
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• Coverage 1952-present
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