Exploring vcr use as a leisure activity

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-227

  Wachter, Cynthia J ^a   Kelly, John R ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Active audience; Media; Social context; Uses and gratifications; VCR; Video

Indexed keywords

MEDIA ROLE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TELEVISION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032440665     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490409809512281     Document Type: Article

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