Senses of humor, media use, and opinions about the treatment of marginalized groups

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-76

  Neuendorf, Kimberly A ^a   Skalski, Paul D ^a   Jeffres, Leo W ^a   Atkin, David ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Humor; Marginalized populations; Media use; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921788173     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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