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Twins in society : parents, bodies, space and talk / Kate Bacon.

Van Pelt Library HQ777.35 .B33 2010
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Language:
English
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Physical Description:
ix, 221 pages ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Summary:
"This book explores what it means to be a twin and to what extent twins can shape or 'escape' their identities as twins. It investigates how social expectations about twins shape twins' lives and how twins utilize their bodies, space and talk to actively display and perform their own identities"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note:
  • Twins in Society
  • Part I: Structuring Contexts
  • Discourses
  • Parents
  • Part II: Agency Contexts
  • Bodies
  • Space
  • Talk
  • Moving Through Life as a Twin
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Notes
  • Bibliography.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
  • 9780230580930
  • 0230580939
OCLC:
428030747

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