Television's role in the culture of violence toward women: A study of television viewing and the cultivation of rape myth acceptance in the United States

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-231

  Kahlor, LeeAnn ^a   Eastin, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 79958015716     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838151.2011.566085     Document Type: Article

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