Entry:

Gerbner, George, “Telling Stories, or How Do We Know What We Know? The Story of Cultural Indicators and the Cultural Environment Movement,” Wide Angle, 20 (April, 1998), 116-131.


Abstract:

TV and the media preset a distorted and biased image of American culture, and far too often these images affect Americans’ perceptions of society.

GSS Years:

1996

Other Data Sets:

Harris 1985; Gallup 1990; Times-Mirror 1993

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
TVHOURS

HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX