Gossip and Occupational Ideology.

Rysman, Alexander R.

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ERIC Number: EJ142812

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Publication Date: 1976

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Gossip and Occupational Ideology

Rysman, Alexander R.

Journal of Communication, 26, 3, 64-68, Sum 76

Defines the transmission of gossip as an essential social process reflecting a shared group membership and discusses the ways in which gossip supports ideologies held by members of a specific occupation. (MH)

Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Norms, Group Unity, Interaction Process Analysis, Organizational Communication, Psychological Patterns

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