Intrapersonal and interactional empowerment: Implications for theory

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-61

  Speer, Paul W ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034420063     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(200001)28:1<51::AID-JCOP6>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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