Appearance cues and the shootings at Columbine high: Construction of a social problem in the print media

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-27

  Ogle, Jennifer Paff ^a   Eckman, Molly ^a   Leslie, Catherine Amoroso ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037302052     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-682X.00039     Document Type: Article

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