Cultural proximity and audience behavior: The role of language in patterns of polarization and multicultural fluency

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 485-503

  Ksiazek, Thomas B ^a   Webster, James G ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49149119993     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838150802205876     Document Type: Article

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