Emotional portrayals in family television series that are popular among children

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-29

  Weiss, Audrey J ^a,b   Wilson, Barbara J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0040671327     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838159609364330     Document Type: Article

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