Effects of a Decade of Satellite Television in the Canadian Arctic: Euro-Canadian and Inuit Adolescents Compared.

Coldevin, Gary O.; Wilson, Thomas

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ERIC Number: EJ324734

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Publication Date: 1985

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Effects of a Decade of Satellite Television in the Canadian Arctic: Euro-Canadian and Inuit Adolescents Compared.

Coldevin, Gary O.; Wilson, Thomas

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v16 n3 p329-54 Sep 1985

Focuses on the longitudinal effects on adolescents of network television relayed via satellite into the predominantly Eskimo community of Frobisher Bay, Canada. Analysis shows that novelty effects of television dissipate over time. Discusses potential role of culturally relevant television programing. (Author/SA)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Canada Natives, Eskimos, Ethnic Groups, Leisure Time, Locus of Control, Mass Media Effects, Technological Advancement, Television, Television Research, Television Viewing

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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