Help-Seeking and Counseling within a Traditional Male Gender Role: An Examination from a Multicultural Perspective

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-30

  McCarthy, John ^a   Holliday, Ebony L ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1542502661     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2004.tb00282.x     Document Type: Review

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