Unpacking the tough guise: Toward a discursive approach for working with men in family therapy

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-408

  Sinclair, Stacey L ^a   Taylor, Brent A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Discourse; Family therapy; Masculinity; Social constructionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244479802     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-004-0643-8     Document Type: Review

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