Ritualized and Instrumental Television Viewing

1984/09/01 by Alan M. Rubin, Alan Rubin · 677 citations
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paper · doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.1984.tb02174.x

published in Journal of Communication 34(3), 67-77 (Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

Journal Article Ritualized and Instrumental Television Viewing Get access Alan M. Rubin Alan M. Rubin 1Alan M. Rubin is Associate Professor in the School of Speech Communication at Kent State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Communication, Volume 34, Issue 3, September 1984, Pages 67–77, 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1984.tb02174.x Published: 07 February 2006

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