Men Choosing Nursing: Negotiating a Masculine Identity in a Feminine World

Journal of Men's Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 194-211

  OConnor, Tom ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

career choice; caring; masculinities; nursing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940021529     PISSN: 10608265     EISSN: 19330251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1060826515582519     Document Type: Article

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