Frame conflict and social inequality in the workplace: Professional and local discourse struggles in employee/customer interactions

Discourse and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-335

  Prego Vazquez, Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Frame conflict; Local and institutional discursive resources; Power; Social inequality; Workplace interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248586629     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: 14603624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926507075478     Document Type: Article

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