Self-injury as Embodied Emotion Work: Managing Rationality, Emotions and Bodies

Sociology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 442-457

  Chandler, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

embodiment; emotion work; emotions; self injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862190264     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038511422589     Document Type: Article

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