Sociological theories of disability, gender, and sexuality: A review of the literature

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-122

  Cheng, Ryu P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Gender; Literature review; Sexuality; Theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749113822     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911350802631651     Document Type: Review

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