Social Evaluations of Assertiveness: A Critique and Speech Act Reformulation.

Garvasio, Amy Herstein; Crawford, Mary

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Publication Date: 1989

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Social Evaluations of Assertiveness: A Critique and Speech Act Reformulation.

Garvasio, Amy Herstein; Crawford, Mary

Psychology of Women Quarterly, v13 n1 p1-25 Mar 1989

Critiques recent research on the social evaluation of assertive speech. Proposes an alternative theoretical framework, based on speech act theory. Assertiveness is viewed as a style of conversation occurring in complex interpersonal contexts. (Author/BJV)

Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Patterns, Females, Interpersonal Communication, Models, Prosocial Behavior, Psychological Patterns, Psychological Studies, Social Science Research, Speech Communication

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Language: English

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