Counteracting the effects of female stereotypes on television via active mediation

Journal of Communication

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 922-937

  Nathanson, Amy I ^a   Wilson, Barbara J ^b   McGee, Jocelyn ^c   Sebastian, Minu ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; TELEVISION;

EID: 0036962536     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/52.4.922     Document Type: Article

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