Relational activism: Reimagining women's environmental work as cultural change

Canadian Journal of Sociology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 551-572

  O'Shaughnessy, Sara ^a   Kennedy, Emily Huddart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activism; Environment; Gender; Maternal politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455250933     PISSN: 03186431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29173/cjs7507     Document Type: Article

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