The unequal bargain: Power issues in couples therapy

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 17-38

  Parker, Lynn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b The Family Therapy Training Center   (United States)

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EID: 71449097358     PISSN: 08952833     EISSN: 15404099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J086v10n03_02     Document Type: Article

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