Emotional reflexivity in contemporary friendships: Understanding it using Elias and facebook etiquette

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 137-148

  Holmes, Mary ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elias; Emotion; Facebook; Friendship; Manners; Reflexivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956299604     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2292     Document Type: Article

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