The Stigma of Charity: Gender, Class, and Disaster Assistance

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 659-680

  Fothergill, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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EID: 1142265358     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2003.tb00530.x     Document Type: Article

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