Boys will be boys and girls better be prepared: An analysis of the rare sexual health messages in young adolescents' media

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-23

  Hust, Stacy J T ^a   Brown, Jane D ^b   L'Engle, Kelly L ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Behavioral and Social Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 70350431533     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205430701668139     Document Type: Article

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