The Functions of Mass Media in the Political Socialization of Adolescents

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Authors and Corporations: Adoni, Hanna
In: Communication Research, 6, 1979, 1, p. 84-106
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SAGE Publications
Media Type: Article, E-Article

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Physical Description: 84-106
ISSN: 0093-6502
1552-3810
DOI: 10.1177/009365027900600106
published in: Communication Research
Language: English
Subjects:
Linguistics and Language
Language and Linguistics
Communication
Collection: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> This study suggests that the mass media serve as socializing agents by providing direct linkage to media and contents which are essential for the development of political values, and by contributing to the structuring of social contexts in which adolescents may exercise such value orientations and reinforce ties with primary socializing agents. </jats:p>