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Peer reviewedGumperz, John J. – Society, 1983
An interactional sociolinguistic analysis of social and attitudinal factors in face to face encounters shows how such factors can affect the evaluation of human action and contribute to the maintenance of socioeconomic disadvantage among ethnic minorities. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups
