A six-decade study of the portrayal of african americans in business print media: Trailing, mirroring, or shaping social change?

Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-14

  Stevenson, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 85006545233     PISSN: 10641734     EISSN: 21647313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641734.2007.10505204     Document Type: Article

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