Stigma management communication: A theory and agenda for applied research on how individuals manage moments of stigmatized identity

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-292

  Meisenbach, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Dirty work; Health communication; Identity; Organizational communication; Stigma management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954687448     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2010.490841     Document Type: Article

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