The Appeal and Impact of Media Sex and Violence

A Companion to Media Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 437-460

  Bryant, Jennings ^a   Miron, Dorina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Fright reactions; Pleasure; Pornography; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954690179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470999066.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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