Entry:
Gerbner, George, "Television Makes Strange Bedfellows," T.V. Guide (October, 1984), 20-23.
Abstract:
The results of a seventeen year-old study on TV's effects on our conceptions of violence, health occupations, religion, and politics, reveal that conservatives and liberals hold similar opinions on many issues, if they are heavy TV viewers.
GSS Years:1975, 1977, 1978, 1980
Other Data Sets:
Violence Index 1967-73, 1975-1983; ORC
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| TVHOURS |
HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| RACMAR |
FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE |
| RACDIN |
OBJECT TO OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER |
| RACPUSH |
BLACKS SHOULDNT PUSH |
| BUSING |
ATTITUDE TOWARD RACIAL BUSING |
| RACOPEN |
VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW |
| RACPRES |
WOULD VOTE FOR BLACK PRESIDENT |
| RACSEG |
WHITES HAVE RIGHT TO SEG. NEIGHBORHOOD |
| RACSCHOL |
SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL |
| HOMOSEX |
HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS |
| GRASS |
SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL |
| COMMUN |
FEELINGS ABOUT COMMUNISM |
| TAX |
RS FEDERAL INCOME TAX |
| NATARMS |
"MILITARY |
| NATDRUG |
DEALING WITH DRUG ADDICTION |
| NATCRIME |
HALTING RISING CRIME RATE |
| NONUKE |
POSSIBILITY ELIMINATING ATOMIC WEAPONS |
| ABANY |
ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON |
| ABDEFECT |
STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT |
| ABHLTH |
WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABRAPE |
PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| PARTYID |
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION |
| CONTV |
CONFIDENCE IN TELEVISION |
| NATSOC |
SOCIAL SECURITY |
| CONCLERG |
CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED RELIGION |