At the Intersection of Intimacy and Care: Redefining “Family” through the Lens of a Public Ethic of Care

Politics and Gender

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-95

  Levy, Traci M ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34248039324     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X05050038     Document Type: Article

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