Pokémon: Exploring the role of gender

Sex Roles

Volumn 50, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 851-859

  Ogletree, Shirley M ^a   Martinez, Cristal N ^a   Turner, Trent R ^a   Mason, Brad ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Biology Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartoons; Gender roles; Media; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843139252     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:sers.0000029102.66384.a2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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