The stories TV tells: How fictional TV narratives shape normative perceptions and personal values

The Psychology of Entertainment Media: Blurring the Lines Between Entertainment and Persuasion

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 147-167

  Shrum, L J ^a   Lee, Jaehoon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

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