Television and the Canadian Eskimo: The Human Perspective -- The Far North.

O'Connell, Sheldon

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ERIC Number: EJ200968

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1977

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Television and the Canadian Eskimo: The Human Perspective -- The Far North.

O'Connell, Sheldon

Journal of Communication, v27 n4 p140-44 Fall 1977

Describes a study of the impact of the first year of television on an Eskimo community by comparing the residents' responses with those of inhabitants of a community without television. Responses indicate a social impact on specific attitudes, but an overall retention of basic Eskimo values. (JMF)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Context, Cultural Isolation, Current Events, Eskimos, Social Attitudes, Social Values, Surveys, Television

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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