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Where's the feminism in mothering?

  1. Catherine D'Arcy1,*,
  2. Colleen Turner2,
  3. Belinda Crockett3,
  4. Heather Gridley4

Article first published online: 12 DEC 2011

DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20493

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Journal of Community Psychology

Journal of Community Psychology

Special Issue: Special Issue: Co-Creating Feminist Community Psychology

Volume 40, Issue 1, pages 27–43, January 2012

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D'Arcy, C., Turner, C., Crockett, B. and Gridley, H. (2012), Where's the feminism in mothering?. J. Community Psychol., 40: 27–43. doi: 10.1002/jcop.20493

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  1. 1

    Knox Community Health Service

  2. 2

    Broadmeadows Uniting Care

  3. 3

    Monash University

  4. 4

    Victoria University

*Knox Community Health Service, 1063 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully, Victoria 3156, Australia

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