Relational dialectics and management strategies in marital couples

Southern Communication Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 142-159

  Hoppe‐Nagao, Angela ^a   Ting‐Toomey, Stella ^b  

^a Cerritos College   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85007797496     PISSN: 1041794X     EISSN: 19303203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10417940209373226     Document Type: Article

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