The norm of solidarity: Experiencing negative aspects of community life after a school shooting tragedy

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 300-319

  Nurmi, Johanna ^a   Räsänen, Pekka ^b   Oksanen, Atte ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

cultural trauma; mass violence; recovery; social solidarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859710537     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017310386426     Document Type: Article

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