Institutionalizing the new self: A comparative analysis

European Societies

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 743-764

  Elchardus, Mark ^a   de Keere, Kobe ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Detraditionalization; Individualism; Protestantism; Psi disciplines; Social control; Therapeutization

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650263715     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: 14698307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616696.2010.514351     Document Type: Article

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