Culture and stigma: Popular culture and the case of comic books

Sociological Forum

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 387-414

  Lopes, Paul ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Mass media; Popular culture; Status; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845604411     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11206-006-9022-6     Document Type: Review

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