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Liebes, Tamar; Katz, Elihu – 1986
This paper analyzes the ways in which members of different ethnic groups decode the worldwide hit television program Dallas, and suggests answers to the question of how such a quintessentially American cultural product crosses cultural and linguistics frontiers so easily. The program was studied with the intent of observing the mechanisms through…
Descriptors: Audiences, Content Analysis, Cultural Background, Ethnicity
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Liebes, Tamar – Teachers College Record, 1992
Discusses the role of television in constructing social reality and teaching children to participate in society, examining Israeli research on the role of television fiction and news in parent-child interactions. The article notes how family cultures affect the way television is incorporated into the socialization process in all households. (SM)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences