Twins in Society

Twins in Society
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9780230281493
ISBN-13 : 0230281494
Rating : 4/5 (494 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Twins in Society by : K. Bacon

Download or read book Twins in Society written by K. Bacon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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