Information, Mass Media Use, and the Working Poor.

Chatman, Elfreda A.

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ERIC Number: EJ321305

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Information, Mass Media Use, and the Working Poor.

Chatman, Elfreda A.

Library and Information Science Research, v7 n2 p97-113 Apr-Jun 1985

Fifty women enrolled in an urban Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program were interviewed about their use of the mass media and the public library for useful information, preferences in the use of mass media, and their attitudes about source credibility. A 23-item interview guide is appended. (25 references) (EJS)

Descriptors: Credibility, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Information Needs, Information Sources, Information Utilization, Interviews, Mass Media, Public Libraries, Research Methodology, Tables (Data), Urban Population, Use Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires

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Language: English

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