The art of pacifying an aggressive client: 'Feminine' skills and preventing violence in caring work

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-87

  Virkki, Tuija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Emotional habitus; Gender; Nursing; Social work; Violence

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GENDER DISPARITY; SOCIAL WORK; VIOLENCE;

EID: 36849044795     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00365.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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