Between public good and the freedom of the consumer: Negotiating the space, orientation and position of us in the reception of alcohol policy editorials

Media, Culture & Society

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 171-193

  Törrönen, Jukka ^a  

^a Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies   (Finland)

Author keywords

discourse analysis; identity construction; positioning; preferred reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990317706     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016344301023002002     Document Type: Article

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