Crack mothers in the news: A narrative of paternalistic racism

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 194-216

  Meyers, Marian ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Cocaine; Crack; Modern racism; Narrative analysis; News; Paternalistic racism; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 31844435172     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859904264685     Document Type: Article

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