Dancing with the Devil? Essentialism and other feminist heresies

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-132

  Hakim, Catherine ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE;

EID: 33847611169     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2007.00142.x     Document Type: Review

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