Emotion labor at 911 : A case study and theoretical critique

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 390-411

  Tracy, Sarah J ^a   Tracy, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039993776     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909889809365516     Document Type: Article

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