Lazy leisure: A qualitative investigation of the relational uses of television in marriage

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-321

  Finucane, Margaret O ^a   Horvath, Cary W ^b  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTMINSTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

couples; coviewing; marriage; relationships; television

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905500324     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370009385599     Document Type: Article

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