Is social work a 'non-traditional' occupation for men?

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 491-510

  Christie, Alastair ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032397782     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a011363     Document Type: Review

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