Adolescents and Television Violence

The Changing Portrayal of Adolescents in the Media Since 1950

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  James Potter, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Media violence; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921258461     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195342956.003.0009     Document Type: Chapter

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