From function to competence: Engaging with the new politics of family

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Gillies, Val ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family; Intimacy and personal lives; Policy; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455179106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2393     Document Type: Article

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