News portrayal of violence and women: Implications for public policy

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1601-1610

  Carll, Elizabeth K ^a  

^a Independent Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Mass media; News depiction of violence against women; News media; News portrayal of violence and women; Public policy; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043209122     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764203254616     Document Type: Article

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