The sociology of subjectivity, and the subjectivity of sociologists: A critique of the sociology of gender in the Australian family

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-97

  Uhlmann, Allon J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Family; Gender; Reflexivity; Subjectivity; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOLOGY;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; AUSTRALIA; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; FAMILY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 1842866889     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2004.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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