Mediated voyeurism and the guilty pleasure of consuming reality television

Media Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-221

  Baruh, Lemi ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 77956629998     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2010.502871     Document Type: Article

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