Terror management theory: Promoting tolerance in campus safety campaigns

International Journal of Strategic Communication

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 207-224

  Veil, Shari ^a   Mitchell, Kelly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 79960644454     PISSN: 1553118X     EISSN: 15531198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1553118X.2010.515541     Document Type: Review

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