The fallen hero: masculinity, shame and farmer suicide in Australia

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-82

  Bryant, Lia ^a   Garnham, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

farmer; masculinity; rurality; shame; suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922264210     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2013.855628     Document Type: Article

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