Phatic morality: Television and proper distance

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-400

  Frosh, Paul ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

composite image; inattention; morality; phatic communion; television

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959534767     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877911403248     Document Type: Article

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