Reinforcing Spirals: The Mutual Influence of Media Selectivity and Media Effects and Their Impact on Individual Behavior and Social Identity
Communication TheoryPublished 26 July 2007
Michael D. Slater
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Journal Article Reinforcing Spirals: The Mutual Influence of Media Selectivity and Media Effects and Their Impact on Individual Behavior and Social Identity Get access Michael D. Slater Michael D. Slater 1School of Communication, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Communication Theory, Volume 17, Issue 3, August 2007, Pages 281–303, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2885.2007.00296.x Published: 25 July 2007
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