Don't Call Me That: A Techno-Feminist Critique of the Term Mommy Blogger

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 510-532

  Chen, Gina Masullo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 84879047958     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2012.737888     Document Type: Article

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