Familiar strangers: Facework strategies in pursuit of non-binding relationships in a workplace exercise group

Studies in Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 161-183

  Rossing, Hilde ^a   Scott, Susie ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Exercise; Facework; Familiar strangers; Goffman; Groups; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901399063     PISSN: 01632396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0163-239620140000042009     Document Type: Article

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