Passion work: The joint production of emotional labor in professional wrestling

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-176

  Smith, R Tyson ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43049166545     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250807100205     Document Type: Article

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