Bridging the spheres: Political and personal conversation in public and private spaces

Journal of Communication

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-92

  Wyatt, R O ^a   Katz, E ^b,d   Kim, J ^c  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0001855339     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2000.tb02834.x     Document Type: Article

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