Redundant men: Constraints on identity change

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 53-69

  Willott, Sara ^a   Griffin, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identity change; Men; Redundant; Unemployed

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944220445     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.762     Document Type: Article

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