Pradeep KrishnatrayEkta Chandra2023-12-152023-12-1520000062000621http://ir.mica.ac.in/handle/123456789/474644p.en-USromance readingusegratificationpsychological influencesgender constructsrape fantasyidentificationpleasurespaininterpretationA study on the gratifications that women readers, from different age bands, derive from consuming western romance fictionThesis