Online inquiry of public selves: Methodological considerations

Qualitative Inquiry

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 923-946

  Broad, Kendal L ^a   Joos, Kristin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Active interviews; Lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer (LGBTQ); Online research; Public selves; Social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247656382     PISSN: 10778004     EISSN: 15527565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077800404265720     Document Type: Article

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