Between the hero and the shadow: Developmental differences in adolescents' perceptions and understanding of mythic themes in film

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-137

  Zehnder, Sean M ^a,b   Calvert, Sandra L ^c,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Communication

^c Children's Digital Media Center   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Batman; Child development; Critical cultural theory; Jung; Media psychology; Media theory; Myth; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944244569     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859903261797     Document Type: Article

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