Disruptive and cooperative interruptions in prime-time television fiction: The role of gender, status, and topic

Journal of Communication

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 347-362

  Zhao, Xiaoquan ^a   Gantz, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANGUAGE; MEDIA ROLE;

EID: 0042821910     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/53.2.347     Document Type: Article

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