Sexual messages on television: Comparing findings from three studies

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 230-236

  Kunkel, Dale ^a   Cope, Kirstie M ^a   Biely, Erica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIALIZATION; TELEVISION;

EID: 0032834148     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499909551993     Document Type: Review

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