Gossiping as moral social action: A functionalist account of gossiper perceptions

Social Cognition and Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 185-202

  Peters, Kim ^a   Kashima, Yoshihisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84920428459     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203744628     Document Type: Chapter

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