How close is too close? balancing closeness and detachment in qualitative research

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-32

  Maier, Shana L ^a   Monahan, Brian A ^b  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77649130173     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639620802296360     Document Type: Article

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