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Big world, small screen : the role of television in American society

Title
Big world, small screen : the role of television in American society / Aletha C. Huston [and others].
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1992.

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Additional Authors
  • Huston, Aletha C.
  • Donnerstein, Edward I.
  • Fairchild, Halford H.
  • Feshbach, Norma D. (Norma Deitch), 1926-
  • Katz, Phyllis A.
  • Murray, John P.
  • Rubinstein, Eli A. (Eli Abraham)
  • Wilcox, Brian Leroy.
  • Zuckerman, Diana M.
Description
viii, 195 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
Illustrates the power of television in stereotyping the elderly, ethnic groups, gays and lesbians, and the institutionalized and, thus, in contributing to the self-image of many viewers. Considers how television affects social interaction, intellectual functioning, emotional developmentg, and attitudes (toward family life, sexuality, and mental and physical health, for example). [back cover].
Series Statement
Child, youth, and family services
Uniform Title
Child, youth, and family services
Subject
  • Television and families > United States
  • Television and children > United States
  • Television viewers > United States
  • Television > Psychological aspects
  • Television broadcasting > Social aspects > United States
  • 05.36 television
  • Television and children
  • Television and families
  • Television broadcasting > Social aspects
  • Television > Psychological aspects
  • Television viewers
  • Fernsehen
  • Gesellschaft
  • Publikum
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Televisie
  • Sociale aspecten
  • Psychologische aspecten
  • Fernsehen
  • United States
  • USA
  • USA
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-180) and indexes.
Contents
How people use television -- Television images and their effects -- Emotions and social behavior -- Educational and persuasive influences of television -- The television medium -- The television-viewing environment -- Economics of television and public policy -- Summary and conclusion.
ISBN
  • 0803223579
  • 9780803223578
  • 0803272634
  • 9780803272637
LCCN
91013520
OCLC
  • ocm23462823
  • 23462823
  • SCSB-14727194
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library