Dimensions of parasocial interaction by letter-writers to a popular entertainment-education soap opera in India

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 386-414

  Sood, Suruchi ^a,b   Rogers, Everett M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038595422     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4403_4     Document Type: Article

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