Entry:
Jackson-Beeck, Marilyn and Sobal, Jeff, "The Possessed and Dispossessed: Profiles of Television Viewers, Nonviewers, and Heavy Viewers," presented to the Association for Education in Journalism, April, 1979.
Abstract:
Since heavy television viewers are removed from ongoing society and non-viewers are generally better educated and well integrated into society, mass media can be seen as destructive forces, alienating individuals from society.
GSS Years:1975, 1977, 1978
Other Data Sets:
SRC 1968
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| TVHOURS |
HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| RES16 |
TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| SIBS |
NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| OCC |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| DEGREE |
RS HIGHEST DEGREE |
| RINCOME |
RESPONDENTS INCOME |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| MEMFRAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN FRATERNAL GROUP |
| MEMSERV |
MEMBERSHIP IN SERVICE GROUP |
| MEMVET |
MEMBERSHIP IN VETERAN GROUP |
| MEMPOLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL CLUB |
| MEMUNION |
MEMBERSHIP IN LABOR UNION |
| MEMSPORT |
MEMBERSHIP IN SPORTS CLUB |
| MEMYOUTH |
MEMBERSHIP IN YOUTH GROUP |
| MEMSCHL |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SERVICE |
| MEMHOBBY |
MEMBERSHIP IN HOBBY CLUB |
| MEMGREEK |
MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY |
| MEMNAT |
MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONALITY GROUP |
| MEMFARM |
MEMBERSHIP IN FARM ORGANIZATION |
| MEMLIT |
MEMBERSHIP IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP |
| MEMPROF |
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY |
| MEMCHURH |
MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP |