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Research articles: A soap opera symposium

Adolescents' soap opera viewing and relational perceptions

Alison Alexander Associate Professor of Communication, University of Massachusetts,
Pages 295-308 | Accepted 01 Apr 1985, Published online: 18 May 2009

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