"I am not a feminist, but . . .": College women, feminism, and negative experiences

Political Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-75

  Buschman, Joan K ^a   Lenart, Silvo ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminism; Feminist support; Group consciousness; Political attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030534993     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3791943     Document Type: Article

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