Researching men: The politics and possibilities of a qualitative mixed-methods approach

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 909-925

  Meth, Paula ^a   Mcclymont, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Marginalization; Masculinity; Politics; Qualitative mixed methods

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; MARGINALIZATION; MASCULINIZATION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; VIOLENCE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70449096313     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360903305775     Document Type: Article

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