A toy for the boys only? Reconsidering the gender effects of video technology

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-32

  Hellman, Heikki ^a  

^a NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Domestic technology; Gender; Video (VCR)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030306883     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323196011001001     Document Type: Article

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