Entry:

Wattenberg, Ben J., "The Good News is the Bad News is Wrong," Reader's Digest, 124 (April, 1984), 102-231.


Abstract:

Contrary to media's bias to report and publicize mostly the bad news, Americans are a hopeful, lively, and moral body of people, especially on issues such as race relations, gender roles, education, family, work, and others.

GSS Years:

1980, 1982, 1983

Other Data Sets:

NCHS; Gallup 1963, 1971

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
SATFAM

FAMILY LIFE

IMPFAM

FAMILY AND CHILDREN