A feminist cognitive anthropology: The case of women end mathematics

Ethos

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 458-492

  Mukhopadhyay, Carol C ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural models; Education; Gender and science; India; Patrifocal family

Indexed keywords

EID: 13244284690     PISSN: 00912131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/eth.2004.32.4.458     Document Type: Review

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