Gender and Race Portrayals on Spanish-Language Television

Sex Roles

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 208-222

  Rivadeneyra, Rocío ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Gender roles; Race portrayals; Spanish language media; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959778981     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-0010-9     Document Type: Article

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