Suicide and the morality of kinship in Sri Lanka

Contributions to Indian Sociology

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 83-116

  Widger, Tom ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

kinship; morality; Sri Lanka; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; KINSHIP; MORALITY; SUICIDE;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 84861233549     PISSN: 00699667     EISSN: 09730648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/006996671104600205     Document Type: Article

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