Effects of violence against women in popular crime dramas on viewers' attitudes related to sexual violence

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-44

  Lee, Moon J ^a   Hust, Stacey ^b   Zhang, Lingling ^c   Zhang, Yunying ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78751622910     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205430903531440     Document Type: Article

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