Fear in the news: A discourse of control

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 475-503

  Altheide, David L ^a   Michalowski, R Sam ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033240123     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1999.tb01730.x     Document Type: Article

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