Gender and knowledge in social work

Reflecting on Social Work - Discipline and Profession

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 72-94

  Lyons, Karen ^a   Taylor, Imogen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85086971692     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315245072-10     Document Type: Chapter

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