Normative and informational influences in online political discussions

Communication Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-74

  Price, Vincent ^a   Nir, Lilach ^b   Cappella, Joseph N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33644792066     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: 14682885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2006.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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