American youth and the effects of online political humor

Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 131-147

  Baumgartner, Jody C ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920757259     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203942291     Document Type: Chapter

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