The "Who" Matters: Types of Interpersonal Relationships and Avoidance of Political Disagreement

Political Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-103

  Morey, Alyssa C ^a   Eveland, William P ^a   Hutchens, Myiah J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

interpersonal relationships; political disagreement; political discussion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857088921     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2011.641070     Document Type: Article

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