Feminist therapy with incarcerated women: Practicing subversion in prison

Women and Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-92

  Marcus Mendoza, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminist therapy; Incarcerated women; Prison programming; Prison psychologists; Women's prisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651510097     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02703149.2011.532692     Document Type: Article

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