Caught between sexism, anti-sexism and 'political correctness': Feminist women's negotiations with naming practices

Discourse and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-110

  Mills, Sara ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti sexism; Feminism; Naming; Political correctness; Sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037232185     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926503014001931     Document Type: Review

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