Ethical judgments of sexual appeals in print advertising

Journal of Advertising

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 81-90

  Latour, Michael S ^a   Henthome, Tony L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 84952494575     PISSN: 00913367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00913367.1994.10673453     Document Type: Article

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