Gendering women identity and mental wellbeing through the lifecourse

Engaging and accessible, 'Gendering Women' explores the constructions of femininity and how they fundamentally affect women's mental well-being through the life course. Drawing on accounts from women of growing up and growing older in the north of England, it shows how experiences of...

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Main Authors: Clisby, Suzanne, Holdsworth, Julia (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol Policy Press 2014, 2014
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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