Social construction and social consequences rumors and evidence

Rumor Mills: The Social Impact of Rumor and Legend

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 241-254

  White, Luise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 85044814562     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315128795-21     Document Type: Chapter

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