The Power of the Electronic Media in the Socialization of Young Americans: Implications for Social Studies Education.

Hepburn, Mary A.

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ERIC Number: EJ564671

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Power of the Electronic Media in the Socialization of Young Americans: Implications for Social Studies Education.

Hepburn, Mary A.

Social Studies, v89 n2 p71-76 Mar-Apr 1998

Summarizes a wealth of recent information concerning the effects of electronic mass media on the socialization of young people. Argues that significant changes have occurred in both the pervasiveness of the effects of mass media and the nature of the relationship between that and other socializing factors.(MJP)

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence, Hidden Curriculum, Individual Development, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects, Modeling (Psychology), Peer Influence, Social Development, Social Influences, Social Studies, Socialization, Sociocultural Patterns

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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