Identity management of the dead: Contests in the construction of murdered children

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-40

  Martin, Daniel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounts; Homicide; Identity work; Oppressive othering; Virtual reselfing

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249119928     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: 15338665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2010.33.1.18     Document Type: Article

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