Empowerment theory and long-living women: A feminist and disability perspective

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 225-236

  Morell, Carolyn ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Empowerment; Feminism; Gerontology; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248611619     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v07n03_13     Document Type: Article

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