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On the Importance of Marginality

One More Step into the Two-Step Flow of Communication

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ID7257883
AuthorsG Weimann (0000-0002-5491-9210, corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume47
Issue6
Pages764-764
Publication date1982-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/2095212
OpenAlexW2333603171
LanguageEN
Citations received84
References cited11

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