(Dis)similar readings: Indian and American audiences' interpretation of Friends

International Communication Gazette

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-145

  Chitnis, Ketan S ^a   Thombre, Avinash ^b   Rogers, Everett M ^d   Singhal, Arvind ^c   Sengupta, Ami ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Friends; India; Narrative transparency theory; Safe sex messages; Sitcom; Television; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749427579     PISSN: 17480485     EISSN: 17480493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748048506062229     Document Type: Review

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