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Self-Injury in Cyberspace

by Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler | February 14, 2012 | Winter 2012

Cyber communities have facilitated new forms of identity and self-regulation for people engaging in self-harm practices. The authors explore the online worlds of self-injurers and how they offer ways for people to develop new kinds of social order.

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Patricia A. Adler is a sociologist at the University of Colorado. She is co-author, with Peter Adler, of The Tender Cut.

Peter Adler is a sociologist at the University of Denver. He is co-author, with Patricia A. Adler, of The Tender Cut.

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