Narrative sensemaking and time lapse: Interviews with low-income women about sex education

Communication Monographs

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-232

  Bute, Jennifer J ^a   Jensen, Robin E ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health communication; Narrative; Sex education

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956221454     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2011.564639     Document Type: Article

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