A Localized Masculine Crisis: Local Men's Subordination within the Marcellus Shale Region's Masculine Structure

Rural Sociology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 431-455

  Filteau, Matthew R ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ISSUE; MALE BEHAVIOR; OIL INDUSTRY; RURAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL THEORY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84957725734     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ruso.12072     Document Type: Article

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