Sex and violence in slasher films: Re-examining the assumptions

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-38

  Sapolsky, Barry S ^a   Molitor, Fred ^b   Luque, Sarah ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037669013     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900308000103     Document Type: Article

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