What constitutes agency and empowerment for women in later life?

Sociological Review

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-38

  Wray, Sharon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842482442     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954x.2004.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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