Effects of Television Viewing on Knowledge and Attitudes about Older Adults: A Critical Reexamination.

Passuth, Patricia M.; Cook, Fay Lomax

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Publication Date: 1985

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Effects of Television Viewing on Knowledge and Attitudes about Older Adults: A Critical Reexamination.

Passuth, Patricia M.; Cook, Fay Lomax

Gerontologist, v25 n1 p69-77 Feb 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, Stereotypes, Television Research, Television Viewing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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