The interpersonal nature of power and status

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 152-156

  Smith, Pamela K ^a   Magee, Joe C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL POWER; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84928708944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.04.007     Document Type: Review

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