Contextual Age and Television Use.

Rubin, Alan M.; Rubin, Rebecca B.

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ERIC Number: EJ261242

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Publication Date: 1982

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Contextual Age and Television Use.

Rubin, Alan M.; Rubin, Rebecca B.

Human Communication Research, v8 n3 p228-44 Spr 1982

Explores and develops a contextual age concept as an alternative to the chronological age concept in communication and aging research. Investigates the dimensions of contextual age and their relationships to the sociodemographics and television viewing patterns of aged persons. (PD)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Chronological Age, Communication Research, Concept Formation, Demography, Gerontology, Mass Media, Older Adults, Television, Television Viewing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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