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Peer reviewedTan, Alexis; Nelson, Leigh; Dong, Qingwen; Tan, Gerdean – Communication Monographs, 1997
Presents a cognitive-functional explanation of television's influence on Anglo-American, Native American, and Hispanic adolescents' acceptance of values. Finds that adolescents accepted values observed in television when they recognized them (a measure of learning) and when they evaluated the values to be important in "being successful" in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Mass Media Effects
Peer reviewedVande Berg, Leah R. – Communication Monographs, 1995
Offers a brief overview of V. Turner's syntactic and semantic framework for analyzing pilgrimage social drama. Uses this framework to examine the structure of the JFK assassination anniversary news stories and specials, as well as the fixed symbols which mark the pilgrimage routes from beginning to end. Discusses the individual, societal, and…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
