Four Decades of Families on Television: A Demographic Profile, 1950-1989.

Skill, Thomas; Robinson, James D.

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ERIC Number: EJ493431

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Four Decades of Families on Television: A Demographic Profile, 1950-1989.

Skill, Thomas; Robinson, James D.

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, v38 n4 p449-64 Fall 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, Family Structure, Marital Status, One Parent Family, Programming (Broadcast), Stepfamily, Tables (Data), Television, Television Research

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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