Reference group theory with implications for information studies: A theoretical essay

Information Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Dawson, E Murell ^a   Chatman, Elfreda A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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