Gender roles and the family life cycle: The case of women with cancer

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 99-119

  Petersen, Larra ^a,b   Kruczek, Theresa ^c   Shaffner, Angela ^c  

^a State University in Muncie   (United States)

^b BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family life cycle; Feminist family therapy; Gender roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247443559     PISSN: 08952833     EISSN: 15404099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J086v15n02_07     Document Type: Article

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