Snippets and silences: Ethics and reflexivity in narratives of sistering

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 287-306

  Mauthner, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85011248313     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645570050178585     Document Type: Article

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