The listening partners program: An initiative toward feminist community psychology in action

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 697-730

  Bond, Lynne A ^a   Belenky, Mary Field ^a   Weinstock, Jacqueline S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialogue; Empowering settings; Empowerment; Epistemological development; Feminism; Narrative; Peer group intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0034302085     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005149821279     Document Type: Article

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