Organizational "emotion work" through consciousness-raising: An analysis of a feminist organization

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-222

  Reger, Jo ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion work; Emotions; Organizations; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943084804     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QUAS.0000020693.93609.6c     Document Type: Article

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