A bit too skinny for me: women’s homosocial constructions of heterosexual desire in online dating

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A bit too skinny for me: women’s homosocial constructions of heterosexual desire in online dating. / Mortensen, Kristine Køhler.

I: Gender and Language, Bind 9, Nr. 3, 2015, s. 461-488.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Mortensen, KK 2015, 'A bit too skinny for me: women’s homosocial constructions of heterosexual desire in online dating', Gender and Language, bind 9, nr. 3, s. 461-488.

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Mortensen, K. K. (2015). A bit too skinny for me: women’s homosocial constructions of heterosexual desire in online dating. Gender and Language, 9(3), 461-488.

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Mortensen KK. A bit too skinny for me: women’s homosocial constructions of heterosexual desire in online dating. Gender and Language. 2015;9(3):461-488.

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Mortensen, Kristine Køhler. / A bit too skinny for me: women’s homosocial constructions of heterosexual desire in online dating. I: Gender and Language. 2015 ; Bind 9, Nr. 3. s. 461-488.

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