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Publication details [#8469]

Schatzmann, L. and A. Strauss. 1955. Social class and modes of communication. American Journal of Sociology 60 : 329–338.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

communicative style | social class

Annotation

Differences in modes of communication, as revealed in interviews with lower- and middle-class respondents, are found in number and kinds of perspective, ability to take the listener's role, use of classifying or generalizing terms, and devices of style.

Translations

Holzer, Horst and Karl Steinbacher. 1972. Sprache und Soziale Schicht. L. Schatzmann-A. Strauss, Soziale Schicht und Kommunikationsweisen. In Holzer, Horst and Karl Steinbacher, eds. Sprache und Gesellschaft. Hoffman und Campe. pp. 351–367.