Perceptions of two television cartoons: Powerpuff girls and Johnny Bravo

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 307-313

  Ogletree, Shirley Matile ^a   Mason, Brad ^b   Grahmann, Tammy ^a   Raffeld, Paul ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School Psychology with Del Valle ISD   (United States)

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EID: 84872983929     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090109384810     Document Type: Article

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