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Politeness

This study is about the principles for constructing polite speeches. The core of it first appeared in Questions and Politeness, edited by Esther N. Goody (now out of print). It ...

1987 Cambridge University Press eBooks 9382 citations

Work and motivation

Why do people choose the careers they do? What factors cause people to be satisfied with their work? No single work did more to make concepts like motive, goal incentive, and at...

1964 9062 citations

Perception of Risk

Studies of risk perception examine the judgments people make when they are asked to characterize and evaluate hazardous activities and technologies. This research aims to aid ri...

1987 Science 8706 citations