The neglected art of hitch- hiking: Risk, trust and sustainability

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Chesters, Graeme ^a   Smith, David ^a  

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Author keywords

Car sharing; Deviance; Environment; Hitch hiking; Marginality; Risk; Sustainability; Transport; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444413074     PISSN: 13607804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.605     Document Type: Article

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