A Language Convergence/Meaning Divergence Analysis Exploring How LGBTQ and Single Employees Manage Traditional Family Expectations in the Workplace

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-19

  Dixon, Jenny ^a   Dougherty, Debbie S ^b  

^a MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Language Convergence Meaning Divergence; LGBTQ; Othering; Threshold of Acceptance; Work Family Balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899969924     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909882.2013.847275     Document Type: Article

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