The complicated relationship between media and morality

Journal of Media Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-51

  Bilandzic, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

entertainment; moral ambiguity; moral intuition; narrative engagement; narrative structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956276921     PISSN: 18641105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000032     Document Type: Review

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