The content of reality dating shows and viewer perceptions of dating

Journal of Communication

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 490-510

  Ferris, Amber L ^a   Smith, Sandi W ^b   Smith, Stacy L ^b,c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; MEDIA ROLE; PERCEPTION;

EID: 34547879665     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2007.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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