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Peer reviewedHirsch, Paul M. – Communication Research--An International Quarterly, 1981
Questions the basic approach and findings of the Gerbner et al.'s study of the effects of television viewing on viewers' feelings of fear, suspicion, and alienation. Demonstrates that the cultivation effect is not supported by the data and outlines three plausible explanations for the absence of cultivation effects. (JMF)
Descriptors: Alienation, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Audiences
Hall, Mark A. – Campus Activities Programming, 1995
Theory on the patterns of generational cycles is examined as a context for looking at Generation X, born 1961-1981. General cultural and historical background characteristics of this group's members, their sociocultural traits and attitudes, and their relationship with their predecessors, the Baby Boomers, are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Baby Boomers, Demography, Generation Gap
