Helping women and protecting the self: The challenge of emotional labor in an abortion clinic

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-169

  Wolkomir, Michelle ^a   Powers, Jennifer ^b  

^a CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Authenticity; Coping strategies; Emotional labor; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547306691     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-006-9056-3     Document Type: Article

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