Ideal Selves as Resources for the Situated Practice of Identity

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 503-528

  Wieland, Stacey M B ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ideal selves; identity; identity work; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958456182     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318910374938     Document Type: Article

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