Nonverbal expressions of dominance and power in human relationships

The SAGE Handbook of Nonverbal Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 279-298

  Burgoon, Judee K ^a   Dunbar, Norah E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781412976152.n15     Document Type: Chapter

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