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Gender, Place & Culture
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Research Article

Performing masculinity and the micropolitics of youth cafés in Ireland: an ethnography

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Pages 269-290 | Received 13 Jan 2020, Accepted 04 Apr 2022, Published online: 02 Jun 2022

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