Intersectional perspective and rural poverty Research: Benefits, challenges and policy implications

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-75

  Norris, Adele N ^a   Zajicek, Anna ^a   Murphy Erby, Yvette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequalities; Intersectionality; Rural poverty; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949091015     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10875540903489413     Document Type: Article

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