No Politics Here: Age and Gender in Soap Opera Cyberfandom

Women's Studies in Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 168-187

  Scodari, Christine ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24644435322     PISSN: 07491409     EISSN: 2152999X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07491409.1998.10162555     Document Type: Article

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