Argument forms, frames, and value conflict: Persuasion in the case of same-sex marriage

Cultural Sociology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-101

  Ghoshal, Raj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argument; Frame; Homosexuality; Narrative; Persuasion; Politics; Same sex marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149149142     PISSN: 17499755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1749975508100672     Document Type: Article

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