Communicating/Muting date rape: A co-cultural theoretical analysis of communication factors related to rape culture on a College Campus

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 465-485

  Burnett, Ann ^a   Mattern, Jody L ^a   Herakova, Liliana L ^a   Kahl Jr , David H ^a   Tobola, Cloy ^a   Bornsen, Susan E ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co cultural theory; Date rape; Muted group theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350312552     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880903233150     Document Type: Article

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