Melvin L. DeFleur

10.4k citations
48 papers · 6.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 22

Melvin L. DeFleur

45 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity.19642026198420051964197610002.0k3.0k

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Melvin L. DeFleur
Comparison fields: 5 of 175
  • Sociology and Political Science 3.1k
  • Social Psychology 1.3k
  • Clinical Psychology 1.1k
  • General Health Professions 961
  • Communication 820
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All Works

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#WorkIndexed citations
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Understanding media in the digital age : connections for communication, society, and culture
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2 12
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Global Media: Menace or Messiah?
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4 17
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Understanding mass communication : a liberal arts perspective
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6 27
7 87
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Fundamentals of Human Communication
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Understanding mass communication
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10 25
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A Dependency Model of Mass-Media Effectsbreakdown →
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12 10
13 34
14 121
15 33
16 184
17 101
18 120
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20 2

About Melvin L. DeFleur

Melvin L. DeFleur is a scholar working on Communication, Speech and Hearing and Literature and Literary Theory, having authored 48 papers that have together received 6.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Social Media and Politics (7 papers), Media Studies and Communication (5 papers) and Digital Storytelling and Education (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Communication (820 citations), Gender Studies (722 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (3.1k citations). Melvin L. DeFleur has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Erving Goffman, Sandra J. Ball‐Rokeach, William Stephenson, Frank R. Westie, Lyle G. Warner, Everette E. Dennis, Alan C. Acock, Lois B. DeFleur, Margaret H. DeFleur and Lucinda D. Davenport. Their work appears in journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

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