Working out back: The veterinary technician and "Dirty work"

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-272

  Sanders, Clinton R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Dirty work; Emotion work; Human animal relationships; Identity; Veterinary medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952515971     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241610366711     Document Type: Article

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