Crime in the movies: Investigating the efficacy of measures of both sex and gender for predicting victimization and offending in film

Sociological Forum

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 655-676

  Eschholz, Sarah ^a   Bufkin, Jana ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DRURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender studies; Movie violence; Popular film

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039890767     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012885912758     Document Type: Article

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