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4 Becoming a Self-Injurer

  • Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler
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The Tender Cut
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© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. 1 Introduction 1
  5. 2 Literature and Population 22
  6. 3 Studying Self-Injury 38
  7. 4 Becoming a Self-Injurer 53
  8. 5 The Phenomenology of the Cut 66
  9. 6 Loners in the Social World 94
  10. 7 Colleagues in the Cyber World 108
  11. 8 Self-Injury Communities 128
  12. 9 Self-Injury Relationships 144
  13. 10 The Social Transformation of Self-Injury 167
  14. 11 Careers in Self-Injury 181
  15. 12 Understanding Self-Injury 199
  16. Notes 219
  17. References 231
  18. Index 250
  19. About the Authors 252
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814705414.003.0007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. 1 Introduction 1
  5. 2 Literature and Population 22
  6. 3 Studying Self-Injury 38
  7. 4 Becoming a Self-Injurer 53
  8. 5 The Phenomenology of the Cut 66
  9. 6 Loners in the Social World 94
  10. 7 Colleagues in the Cyber World 108
  11. 8 Self-Injury Communities 128
  12. 9 Self-Injury Relationships 144
  13. 10 The Social Transformation of Self-Injury 167
  14. 11 Careers in Self-Injury 181
  15. 12 Understanding Self-Injury 199
  16. Notes 219
  17. References 231
  18. Index 250
  19. About the Authors 252
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