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Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1995
A typology of adolescent media uses is presented, discussing five uses--entertainment, identity formation, high sensation, coping, and youth culture identification--in relation to adolescent socialization. Media differ from other socializing agents in that adolescents have greater control over their media choices, resulting in substantial…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Classification

Signorielli, Nancy; Lears, Margaret – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1992
Examines relationships between television viewing and sex-role attitudes and behaviors for 530 fourth and fifth graders from the perspective of cultivation theory. Correlation and regression analyses reveal that television viewing is positively related to children's attitudes toward sex-stereotyped chores. Those who watched more television…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students