Young people's beliefs about intergenerational communication: An initial cross-cultural comparison

Communication Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 370-393

  Williams, Angie ^a   Ota, Hiroshi ^a   Giles, Howard ^a   Pierson, Herbert D ^a   Gallois, Cynthia ^a   Ng, Sik Hung ^a   Lim, Tae Seop ^a   Ryan, Ellen Bouchard ^a   Somera, Lilnabeth ^a   Maker, John ^a   Cai, Debra ^a   Harwood, Jake ^a  

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EID: 0031536764     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365097024004003     Document Type: Article

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