Symmetry in interaction in meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous: The management of conflict

Discourse and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 535-560

  O'Halloran, Seán ^a,b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcoholics Anonymous; Conflict management; Conversation analysis; Discursive practice; Institutional interaction; Interactive order; Narrative; Symmetry; Turn taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944434455     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926505053056     Document Type: Article

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