The perils of institutionalization in neoliberal times: Results of a national survey of Canadian sexual assault and rape crisis centres

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-164

  Beres, Melanie A ^a   Crow, Barbara ^b   Gotell, Lise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feminist organizations; Institutionalization; Neoliberalism; Rape; Sexual assault centres

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650487589     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29173/cjs1613     Document Type: Article

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