The search for wonder woman: An autoethnography of feminist identity

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 360-368

  Averett, Paige ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoethnography; Emancipatory research; Feminist; Gender roles; Narrative; Patriarchy; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450066978     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109909343569     Document Type: Article

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