Freedom to Be One's Self: Appalachian Women's Perspectives on Empowerment

This study explores what constitutes empowerment among a small group of Appalachian women and the developmental and cultural factors that they believe contribute to such empowerment. Twelve women completed in-depth interviews and questionnaires about their lifespan development with regard to cultur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lawson, Aleta Mae
Other Authors: Human Development
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33214
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05252001-142531/