Gender Bias in Newspaper Profiles of 1996 Olympic Athletes: A Content Analysis of Five Major Dailies

Women's Studies in Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 212-237

  Kinnick, Katherine N ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001677348     PISSN: 07491409     EISSN: 2152999X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07491409.1998.10162557     Document Type: Article

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