Why gender matters in child welfare and protection

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 294-314

  Featherstone, Brid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Father; Language; Mother; Power

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; GENDER; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 33645534892     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306062587     Document Type: Article

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