Women Construct Self-Esteem in their Own Terms: A Feminist Qualitative Study

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 467-489

  Chatham Carpenter, April ^a   DeFrancisco, Victoria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0348202984     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353598084005     Document Type: Article

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