Toward a critical feminist perspective of culture and self

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 297-312

  Qin, Dongxiao ^a  

^a WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Feminist theory; Power issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442626691     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353504042183     Document Type: Review

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