Domination or Mutual Recognition? Professional Subjectivity in Midwifery and Obstetrics

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 132-147

  Reiger, Kerreen ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conflict; Identity; Midwifery; Obstetrics; Professional culture; Recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749125847     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.sth.2007.12     Document Type: Article

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