Lower-status participation and influence: Task structure matters

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 365-381

  Alexander, Michele G ^a,b   Chizhik, Alexander W ^c   Chizhik, Estella W ^c   Goodman, Jeffrey A ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; STUDENT;

EID: 65349094120     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01604.x     Document Type: Review

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