Sometimes Jewish, sometimes not: The closeting of Jewish American identity

Communication Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 372-387

  Hecht, Michael L ^a   Faulkner, Sandra L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937326383     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970009388532     Document Type: Article

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