Television viewing and ethnic stereotypes: Do college students form stereotypical perceptions of ethnic groups as a result of heavy television consumption?

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-110

  Lee, Moon J ^a   Bichard, Shannon L ^b   Irey, Meagan S ^a   Walt, Heather M ^a   Carlson, Alana J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Cultivation theory; Ethnicity; Personality traits; Social cognitive theory; Stereotypes; Television viewing

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849091063     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170802665281     Document Type: Article

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