Women's magazine fiction: A content analysis of the roles, attributes, and occupations of main characters

Sex Roles

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 581-593

  Peirce, Kate ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002334434     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1025663103892     Document Type: Article

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