Entertainment, the personal, and the political: Therapeutic rhetoric and popular culture controversies

Communication Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-115

  Rockler, Naomi R ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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EID: 33750615650     PISSN: 10714421     EISSN: 15477487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10714420390184204     Document Type: Article

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