Motherhood and the construction of “Mommy Identity”: Messages about motherhood and face negotiation

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 445-467

  Heisler, Jennifer M ^a   Ellis, Jennifer Butler ^b  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Face Negotiation; Identity; Memorable Messages; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953893582     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370802448246     Document Type: Article

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