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In: | comm, 33, 2008, 1, S. 69-89 |
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 69-89 |
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ISSN: |
0341-2059
1613-4087 |
DOI: | 10.1515/commun.2008.004 |
veröffentlicht in: | comm |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (CrossRef) |
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This work investigates the influence of geo-cultural proximity and exposure to news and crime-action drama on the cultivation effect. A content analysis of prime-time programming (N = 63 hours) was used to compose questions about the prevalence of policemen, lawyers, and salesmen in the USA and Israel. A sample of 655 students answered the questions. Viewing of American programming is significantly correlated with a tendency to hold a biased estimation of the prevalence of all three occupations in America in a manner that resembles the world of TV content. Viewing of Israeli programs has no such impact. Viewing of news and crime-action drama and general viewing have no systematic influence on the estimations made about any of the countries.</jats:p> |