Helping the "neediest or the needy": An intersectional analysis of moral-identity construction at a community health clinic

Gender and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 749-772

  Deeb Sossa, Natalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community clinic; Cultural toolkit; Ethnography; Frames; Intersectionality; Moral identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548463470     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243207306380     Document Type: Article

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