Deciphering the V-Chip: An Examination of the Television Industry's Program Rating Judgments.

Dale Kunkel; Wendy Jo Maynard Farinola; Kirstie Farrar; Edward Donnerstein; Erica Biely; Lara Zwarun

doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2002.tb02535.x

Deciphering the V-Chip: An Examination of the Television Industry's Program Rating Judgments.

Dale Kunkel, Wendy Jo Maynard Farinola, Kirstie Farrar, Edward Donnerstein, Erica Biely, Lara Zwarun

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Communication
Volume	52
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2466.2002.tb02535.x
State	Published - Jan 1 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Psychology
Public Relations and Advertising

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