Uses and Gratifications Research
1973/01/01 by Elihu Katz, Jay G. Blumler, Michael Gurevitch · 3,784 citations
Social Sciences · #Computer science #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Library science #Media studies #Social Media and Politics #Social and Cultural Dynamics #Sociology
paper · doi:10.1086/268109
published in Public Opinion Quarterly 37(4), 509 (Oxford University Press)
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Abstract
ELIHU KATZ, JAY G. BLUMLER, MICHAEL GUREVITCH; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS RESEARCH, Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 37, Issue 4, 1 January 1973, Pages 509–52
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