The portrayal of sexual intercourse on television: How, who, and with what consequence?

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-169

  Eyal, Keren ^a   Finnerty, Keli ^b  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68149183408     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205430802136713     Document Type: Article

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