The mass media, public opinion, and lesbian and gay rights

Annual Review of Law and Social Science

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages 387-403

  Chomsky, Daniel ^a   Barclay, Scott ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Agenda setting; Mass media; Same sex marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049419135     PISSN: 15503585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-102209-152825     Document Type: Article

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