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Autor/in | Rosnow, Ralph L. |
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Titel | Rumor as Communication: A Contextualist Approach. |
Quelle | In: Journal of Communication, 38 (1988) 1, S.12-28 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Anxiety; Communication (Thought Transfer); Group Dynamics; Information Dissemination; Psychological Patterns; Public Opinion; Public Relations; Social Attitudes |
Abstract | Elucidates the nature of rumor and its major predictors--personal anxiety, general uncertainty, credulity, and topical importance--from a contextual perspective. Discusses how these factors affect and predict rumor generation and transmission, and presents five general principles of rumor management. (MM) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |