Gendered strategies of self: Navigating hierarchy and contesting masculinities

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-500

  Pacholok, Shelley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boundary work; Disaster; Gender; Hierarchy; Masculinities; Strategies of self

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; GENDER ISSUE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONFLICT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 67649379007     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2009.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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