Feminist methodology and rural research: Reflections on a study of an Australian agricultural organisation

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 418-433

  Pini, Barbara ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; FEMINISM; GENDER RELATIONS; RURAL SOCIETY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0345581638     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-9523.2003.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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