Men as Minority: Men Employed in Statutory Social Care Work

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-68

  Mclean, John ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diversity; employment; men; social care; work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645553013     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017303003001004     Document Type: Article

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