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Publication details [#27778]

Pittam, Jeffery and Cynthia Gallois. 1996. The mediating role of narrative in intergroup processes: Talking about AIDS. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 15 (3) : 312–334.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

disease terminology | intergroup communication | mediation | narrative | sex

Place, Publisher

Sage Periodical Press

ISBN

0261-927X

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This paper demonstrates how the use of narrative mediates intergroup speech processes. The studied sample consists of extracts of same- and mixed-sex conversations between young Australian heterosexual adults on HIV/AIDS and safe sex.