Face: A chinese concept in a global sociology

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-295

  Qi, Xiaoying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

conformity; emotion; face; Goffman; lian; mianzi

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052357812     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783311407692     Document Type: Article

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