World interrupted: An autoethnographic exploration into the rupture of self and family narratives following the onset of chronic illness and the death of a mother

Qualitative Sociology Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-149

  Pearce, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoethnography; Identity; Narrative; Progression; Regression; Rupture; Story; Transgression

Indexed keywords

EID: 50049136157     PISSN: 17338077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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