Presenting and monitoring a gender‐defined self on the internet

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-12

  Samp, Jennifer A ^a   Wittenberg, Elaine M ^b   Gillett, Douglas L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c Douglas Gillett Associates   (United States)

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EID: 85053598155     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090309388794     Document Type: Article

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