When commerce meets care: Emotion management in UK funeral directing

Mortality

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-222

  Bailey, Tara ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotion management; Emotional labour; Funeral arranger; Funeral directing; Funeral director

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955374481     PISSN: 13576275     EISSN: 14699885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576275.2010.496613     Document Type: Article

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