Cultural discourse in action: Interactional dynamics and symbolic meaning

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 371-398

  Magnuson, Eric ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural sociology; Culture; Discourse; Ethnography; Mythopoetic men's movement; Social movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745056014     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-005-8364-3     Document Type: Article

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