The adolescent female delinquent: A feminist developmental analysis

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-50

  Morton, Goldie M ^a   Leslie, Leigh A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Connection; Delinquency; Female development; Feminist family therapy; Feminist model of female development; Feminist research; Juvenile justice; Power; Qualitative research; Self esteem; Sexuality; Social justice; Women's perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745855128     PISSN: 08952833     EISSN: 15404099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J086v17n01_02     Document Type: Review

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