Enriching intimacy: The role of the emotional in the 'resourcing' of middle-class children

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-405

  Stefansen, Kari ^a   Aarseth, Helene ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Concerted cultivation; Intimacy; Middle class parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956209968     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2011.559340     Document Type: Article

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