Always look on the bright side of life: Cancer and positive thinking

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-40

  Youll, Jackie ^a   Meekosha, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer; carers; governmentality; positive thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874221777     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783311417742     Document Type: Article

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