Invoking the authority of feelings as a strategic maneuver in family mealtime conversations

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 206-224

  Bova, Antonio ^a   Arcidiacono, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Authority of feelings; Family; Mealtime conversations; Qualitative analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876418373     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.2113     Document Type: Article

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