Youre not a man at all!’: Masculinity, responsibility, and staying on the land in contemporary Ireland

Irish Journal of Sociology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 94-114

  Ní Laoire, Caitríona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Farming; Identities; Ireland; Masculinity; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021182994     PISSN: 07916035     EISSN: 20505280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/079160350501400206     Document Type: Article

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