Sex Differences in Pleasure from Television Texts: The Case of Ally McBeal

Women's Studies in Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 118-134

  Cohen, Jonathan ^a   Ribak, Rivka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 85014171619     PISSN: 07491409     EISSN: 2152999X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07491409.2003.10162454     Document Type: Article

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