Nonbiologic objects as actors

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 567-584

  Owens, Erica ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphism; Human object interaction; Interaction; Projection; Typification

Indexed keywords

EID: 35748969602     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: 15338665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2007.30.4.567     Document Type: Article

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