On the Meanings and Uses of Laughter in Research Interviews: Relationships between Interviewed Men and a Woman Interviewer

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Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-49

  Grønnerød, Jarna Soilevuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

feminist methodology; gender relations; laughter; qualitative methodology; self reflection; woman to man interviewing

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244466882     PISSN: 11033088     EISSN: 17413222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1103308804039635     Document Type: Article

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