Young farmers, masculinities and the embodiment of farming practices in an australian setting

Rural Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-33

  Coldwell, Ian ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dialogic; Embodiment; Farming practices; Femininity; Masculinity; Monologic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009573449     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.351.17.1.19     Document Type: Article

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