Humor as camouflage of televised violence

Journal of Communication

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 40-57

  Potter, W James ^a   Warren, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032381847     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1998.tb02747.x     Document Type: Article

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