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The Role of Media Literacy in Shaping Adolescents' Understanding of and Responses to Sexual Portrayals in Mass Media

Bruce E. Pinkleton Murrow Center for Media and Health Promotion, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Erica Weintraub Austin Murrow Center for Media and Health Promotion, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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Yi-Chun “Yvonnes” Chen Department of Communication, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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Marilyn Cohen Experimental Educational Unit, Northwest Center for Excellence in Media Literacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Pages 460-476 | Published online: 24 Jan 2012

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