Is Sexual Humor Sexist?
Journal of CommunicationPublished 1 September 1976
Antony J. Chapman, Nicholas J. Gadfield
Citations64
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Antony J. Chapman, Nicholas J. Gadfield; Is Sexual Humor Sexist?, Journal of Communication, Volume 26, Issue 3, 1 September 1976, Pages 141–153, https://do
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