Decoding Will and Grace: Mass audience reception of a popular network situation comedy

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 513-533

  Cooper, Evan ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 1142289671     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2003.46.4.513     Document Type: Review

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