Gender, power and resistance to change among two communities in the Western Cape, South Africa

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-182

  Shefer, Tamara ^a   Crawford, Mary ^b,c   Strebel, Anna ^b,d   Simbayi, Leickness C ^d   Dwadwa Henda, Nomvo ^d   Cloete, Allanise ^d   Kaufman, Michelle R ^c   Kalichman, Seth C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Femininity; Gender equality; Gender roles; HIV; Masculinity; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749084433     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: 14617161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353507088265     Document Type: Article

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