Seeking and rejecting certainty: Exposing the sophisticated lifeworlds of parents of disabled babies

Sociology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-335

  McLaughlin, Janice ^a,c   Goodley, Dan ^b  

^a New Castle University   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Families; Social theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 41349123278     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038507087356     Document Type: Review

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