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| Age Differences | 1 |
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| Negative Attitudes | 1 |
| Older Adults | 1 |
| Stereotypes | 1 |
| Television Research | 1 |
| Television Viewing | 1 |
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Peer reviewedPassuth, Patricia M.; Cook, Fay Lomax – Gerontologist, 1985
Discusses research suggesting that television viewing contributes to negative attitudes and low levels of knowledge about older people. Using the same data set and measurements, concludes that the effect of television viewing on knowledge and attitudes about older people is small and restricted to younger people. (NRB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Mass Media Effects, Negative Attitudes, Older Adults
