Personal communities: Responsible individualism or another fall for public [man]?

Sociology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 453-470

  Wilkinson, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Friendship; Individualism; Intimacy; Personal community; Public and private; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953821391     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038510362484     Document Type: Article

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