Entry:

Gerbner, George and Gross, Larry, "Living with Television: The Violence Profile," Journal of Communication, 26 (Spring, 1976) 173-199.


Abstract:

Heavy TV viewers tend to feel less trust and safety than light TV viewers, and the degree of exposure to TV may be as important as demographic factors in explaining people's view of the world.

GSS Years:

1975

Other Data Sets:

DAS 1976

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

TVHOURS

HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV

NEWS

HOW OFTEN DOES R READ NEWSPAPER

TRUST

CAN PEOPLE BE TRUSTED