Toward a sociology of (gendered) disgust: Images of bodily decay and the social organization of care work

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 791-811

  Isaksen, Lise Widding ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 0036393492     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251302236595     Document Type: Review

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