TY - JOUR
AU - Atkin, Charles, K.
AB - Abstract A survey investigation of teenagers examined differential socialization effects of four news media on four types of political knowledge and behavior among several categories of youth on the basis of abilities and predispositions. Regression analyses of questionnaire responses from 280 seventh and tenth grade students show that TV news exposure is the strongest predictor variable. The broadcast media have a greater impact on current events knowledge than fundamental political knowledge, while a slight reversal occurs for the print media. Newspaper reading has the greatest effect on participation. There are predominantly uniform relationships across subgroups, providing little evidence that the news media produce knowledge or behavior gaps. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes Gina Garramone is Assistant Professor of Advertising and Charles Atkin is Professor of Communication and Telecommunication, both at Michigan State University. The research was supported by the National Association of Broadcasters. © 1986, the American Association for Public Opinion Research
TI - Mass Communication and Political Socialization: Specifying the Effects
JF - Public Opinion Quarterly
DO - 10.1086/268960
DA - 1986-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/mass-communication-and-political-socialization-specifying-the-effects-DlTAi0sCN9
SP - 76
VL - 50
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -