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Peer reviewedNeuwirth, Kurt; And Others – Journalism Quarterly, 1989
Examines the relationship among media use, participation in local shopping and leisure activities, and orientation toward the local community. Reexamines Robert Merton's Cosmopolitan scale, finding it to have both localite (exclusively local orientation) and cosmopolite (orientation to events outside the local community) dimensions. (MM)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Community Attitudes, Individual Characteristics, Leisure Time
Peer reviewedStroman, Carolyn A.; Seltzer, Richard – Journalism Quarterly, 1989
Examines the associations between media use and knowledge of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Explores how media consumption is related to attitudes toward AIDS and policy issues pertaining to AIDS. Finds newspaper users better informed than television viewers. Finds television news users more likely to be misinformed than frequent…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Community Attitudes, Health Education, Mass Media Effects
