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Television Effects on Canadian Arctic High School Students.
Coldevin, Gary O. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to contrast and compare television effects across three types of students at a high school in the Canadian Arctic--Euro-Canadian students, Inuit students resident in Frobisher Bay, and Inuit students from isolated settlements. Television had recently been introduced to the area by means of a satellite re-broadcast…
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Communications Satellites, Cultural Differences, Educational Television
Parents, Adolescents and Television: Part III. Defining Ethnicity Through Measurement Constructs: A Cultural Perspective According to Harold B. Innis.
Tierney, Joan D. – 1979
In a recent study of ethnic and non-ethnic adolescents and pre-adolescents and their families, particular observation was made of perceptions of values by children and their parents in favorite television series viewed over a period of six weeks. While values were seen as a potential discriminator between ethnic and non-ethnic people, other data…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes, Commercial Television, Cultural Differences
Parents, Adolescents and Television: Part I. Adolescents and Television Heroes: The Perception of Social Values in Favorite Television Series.
Tierney, Joan D. – 1978
The social values orientation of Canadian adolescents and pre-adolescents was analyzed to determine the effects of television choice on their values. Youth were randomly selected from ethnic and non-ethnic populations in Montreal and Windsor by percentages of subgroups listed in Statistics Canada for each city. It was assumed that ethnic and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes, Commercial Television, Cultural Differences
Ethnicity and Children's TV Preferences.
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Eastman, Harvey A.; Liss, Marsha B. – Journalism Quarterly, 1980
A survey of California intermediate-grade children revealed that Anglo and Hispanic children showed a strong preference for action/adventure shows, while Black children chose situation comedies at more than twice the rate of the other ethnic groups. Other differences were observed between ethnic groups and between sexes within ethnic groups. (GT)
Descriptors: Black Students, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Commercial Television
Parents, Adolescents & Television: Culture, Learning, Influence: A Report to the Public. Summary of Findings.
Tierney, Joan D. – 1978
Findings of television research conducted in Montreal and Windsor, Canada, in February-May 1978, that studied numerous aspects of the parent-adolescent-television relationship are summarized in this report. Particular emphasis is given to differences between ethnic and English families, differences in the ways adolescent boys and girls perceive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes, Commercial Television, Cultural Differences
Parents, Adolescents and Television: Part II. Adolescents and Television Heroes: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations of Analysis of Responses and Information Processing Strategies.
Tierney, Joan D. – 1978
The data analysis and findings of the first panel study of adolescents and pre-adolescents in Canada are described. This longitudinal study was designed to (1) gather data on television viewing of heroes and heroines in series in the home environment; (2) analyze verbal responses about television programs to determine values perceived and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Processes