Agency, resources, and identity: Lower-income women's experiences in damascus

Gender and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-249

  Gallagher, Sally K ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Culture; Employment; Muslim women; Schemas

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047216899     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243206296990     Document Type: Article

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