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ERIC Number: EJ277768
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Drinking on Television: A Five-Year Study.
DeFoe, James R.; And Others
Journal of Drug Education, v13 n1 p25-38 1983
Reviewed alcohol-related activities by prime-time television characters over a five-year period. Analysis showed alcohol was the preferred beverage used by characters, especially in recent years. All kinds of characters were seen drinking except youth. However, consequences of alcohol abuse and response of others were not always shown. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Behavior Patterns, Content Analysis, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Individual Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Television
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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