When men divulge: Portrayals of men's self-disclosure in prime time situation comedies

Sex Roles

Volumn 46, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 419-427

  Good, Glenn E ^a   Porter, Michael J ^a   Dillon, Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

ethnic minority; gender; media; men; self disclosure; situation comedy; television

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036392914     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020465614624     Document Type: Article

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