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Peer reviewedMutz, Diana C.; And Others – Communication Research, 1993
Reexamines assumptions about the displacement mechanism, which states that television displaces other activities. Considers strengths and weaknesses of various methodologies used to test the displacement hypothesis. Examines data from an eight-year panel study of the introduction of television to South Africa. Uses a variety of methodologies to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedRoome, Dorothy – Journal of Film and Video, 2000
Conducts interviews with nine groups of South African women, examining their responses to episodes of "Suburban Bliss," a South African television sitcom that attempted to use humor as a catalyst to transcend the aftermath of apartheid. Evaluates whether "cultural reconciliation" is possible through harnessing the varying…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Females, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
