Deviant identity in online contexts: New directives in the study of a classic concept

Sociology Compass

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 102-112

  Maratea, R J ^a   Kavanaugh, Philip R ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84856299612     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2011.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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