Couples watching television: Gender, power, and the remote control

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 813-823

  Walker, Alexis J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Close relationships; Gender; Leisure; Power; Remote control device; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001637874     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353972     Document Type: Article

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