The constructionist approach to framing: Bringing culture back in

Journal of Communication

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-78

  Van Gorp, Baldwin ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; MASS MEDIA; MODEL;

EID: 33847269170     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9916.2007.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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