Entry:
Gerbner, George; Gross, Larry; Jackson-Beeck, Marilyn; Jeffries-Fox, Suzanne; and Signorielli, Nancy, "Cultural Indicators: Violence Profile No. 9," Journal of Communication, 28 (Summer, 1978), 176-207.
Abstract:
The level of TV viewing has significant effects upon individual perceptions in regard to feelings of personal safety, levels of anxiety, and feelings of external threat that effect not only individual beliefs but reflect upon issues of political perception.
GSS Years:1975, 1977
Other Data Sets:
Census 1970; ANES 1976
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| FEAR |
AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| TVHOURS |
HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV |
| ANOMIA5 |
LOT OF THE AVERAGE MAN GETTING WORSE |
| ANOMIA6 |
NOT FAIR TO BRING CHILD INTO WORLD |
| ANOMIA7 |
OFFICIALS NOT INTERESTED IN AVERAGE MAN |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| USWAR |
EXPECT U.S. IN WAR WITHIN 10 YEARS |
| USINTL |
TAKE ACTIVE PART IN WORLD AFFAIRS |