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Following Their Lead? Connecting Mainstream Media Use to Black Women’s Gender Beliefs and Sexual Agency

L. Monique WardDepartment of Psychology, University of MichiganCorrespondence[email protected]
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Morgan JeraldDepartment of Psychology, Macalester College
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Lanice AveryDepartments of Psychology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality, University of Virginia
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Elizabeth R. ColeDepartments of Psychology and Women’s Studies, University of Michigan
Pages 200-212 | Published online: 09 Jan 2019

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