Running the gauntlet: Women's use of emotion management techniques in the abortion experience

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-70

  Keys, Jennifer ^a  

^a NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Emotion culture; Emotion management techniques; Emotion work; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249130043     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: 15338665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2010.33.1.41     Document Type: Article

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