The talking cure in everyday life: Gender, generations and friendship

Sociology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-139

  McLeod, Julie ^a,b   Wright, Katie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Class; Communication; Education; Emotions; Gender; Generational change; Therapeutic culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249142533     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038508099101     Document Type: Article

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