The construction of gender in reality crime TV

Gender and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 643-663

  Cavender, Gray ^b   Bond Maupin, Lisa ^b   Jurik, Nancy C ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033211685     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124399013005005     Document Type: Article

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