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Skill, Thomas; Robinson, James D. – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1994
Describes a study that analyzed television series programs from 1950-89 featuring families to identify racial/ethnic composition, number of children, head of household, marital status, and family configuration and to compare television family characteristics with real families based on census figures. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Family Size
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Frey, William H. – Urban Studies, 1993
Evaluates three broad dimensions of new urban-growth and urban-decline patterns in the United States on the basis of results from the 1990 census. These dimensions involve new patterns of urbanization, the expanded growth of the nation's minority populations, and the continued spread of population and jobs outward from central cities. (GLR)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate, Employment Patterns