Obscenity law and sexually explicit rap music: Understanding the effects of sex, attitudes, and beliefs

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-241

  Dixon, Travis L ^a   Linz, Daniel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031510289     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909889709365477     Document Type: Article

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