Boredom during day activity programs in rehabilitation centers

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-215

  Bracke, Piet ^a   Bruynooghe, Kevin ^a   Verhaeghe, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Boredom; Mental health services; Psychosocial rehabilitation; Routinization; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745909887     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2006.49.2.191     Document Type: Article

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