Queer tales of morality: The press, same-sex marriage, and hegemonic framing

Journal of Communication

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 653-675

  Liebler, Carol M ^a   Schwartz, Joseph ^b   Harper, Todd ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEGEMONY; IDEOLOGY; MARRIAGE; MORALITY;

EID: 71849086032     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2009.01451.x     Document Type: Article

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