The electronic melting pot hypothesis: The cultivation of acculturation among hispanics through television viewing

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-100

  Stilling, Erik A ^a  

^a NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Communication acculturation; Cultivation; Cultural effects; Hispanic; Media effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937269606     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646179709361744     Document Type: Article

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