A question of threat: Face threats in questions posed during televised political interviews

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-72

  Elliott, Judy ^a   Bull, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Face; Political interview(s); Questions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030555622     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1298(199602)6:1<49::AID-CASP355>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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