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Vandal, Greg – Phi Delta Kappan, 1990
Criticizes a "Cosby Show" episode for airing mixed messages about teenage drinking. Instead of negotiating a logical consequence for their daughter's misbehavior, the TV parents (the Huxtables) projected the message that drunkenness is funny and a hangover is a fitting punishment. (MLH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Parent Attitudes
