Sexual socialization messages on entertainment television: Comparing content trends 1997-2002

Media Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 595-622

  Kunkel, Dale ^a   Eyal, Keren ^a   Donnerstein, Edward ^a   Farrar, Kirstie M ^b   Biely, Erica ^c   Rideout, Victoria ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 34547270454     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260701283210     Document Type: Article

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