The position of policewomen: A discourse analytic study

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-72

  Dick, Penny ^a   Cassell, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Foucault; Gender; Identity; Identity work; Police; Policewomen; Social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942442228     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017004040762     Document Type: Article

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