Constructing and reconstructing rural women in Australia: The politics of change, diversity and identity

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-370

  Grace, Margaret ^a   Lennie, June ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032461285     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9523.00083     Document Type: Article

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