African American women and violence: Gender, race, and class in the news

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-118

  Meyers, Marian ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2642567025     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07393180410001688029     Document Type: Article

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