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Over the last decade," youth" has become increasingly central to policy, development, media
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Family relations are undergoing dramatic changes globally and locally. At the same time,
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In this new edition of The Television Genre Book, leading international scholars have come
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In this research article, Haeny Yoon and Tran Nguyen Templeton explore the challenges of
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This third edition of this best-selling book confirms the ongoing centrality of feminist
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Cult Collectors examines cultures of consumption and the fans who collect cult film and TV
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The question of how boys become men or how girls become women may seem simple, but
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