Stuck in the land of disability? The intersection of learning difficulties, class, gender and religion

Disability and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-62

  Björnsdóttir, Kristín ^a   Traustadóttir, Rannveig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Class; Gender; Intersectionality; Learning difficulties; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949097750     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590903363340     Document Type: Article

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