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ERIC Number: EJ394920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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The Rhetorical Limits of Polysemy.
Condit, Celeste Michelle
Critical Studies in Mass Communication, v6 n2 p103-22 Jun 1989
Examines the text, audience readings, and historical placement of an episode of "Cagney & Lacey" concerning abortion. Suggests that the ability of audiences to shape their own readings is seriously constrained by a variety of factors in any given rhetorical situation. (SR)
Descriptors: Abortions, Audience Response, Communication Research, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Rhetorical Criticism, Social Change, Television Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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