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Download full textGantz, Walter – 1982
A study was conducted to determine (1) how often television was used as a surrogate parent, (2) the reasons leading to its use as such, and (3) the correlates of using television as a babysitter. Telephone interviews were conducted with 226 mothers who had children between the ages of 2 and 12. The respondents answered questions that addressed…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Childhood Interests, Influences, Mass Media Effects
