Portrayals of older adults in U.S. and Indian magazine advertisements: A cross-cultural comparison

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-240

  Raman, Priya ^a   Harwood, Jake ^a   Weis, Deborah ^a   Anderson, Judith L ^a   Miller, Grace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cross cultural; India; Magazine advertisements; Media; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349113329     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170802218214     Document Type: Article

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