Who's afraid of rap: Differential reactions to music lyrics

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 705-721

  Fried, Carrie B ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^b WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033106548     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb02020.x     Document Type: Article

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