Older adults in prime-time television dramas in Taiwan: Prevalence, portrayal, and communication interaction

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 355-372

  Lien, Shu Chin ^a   Zhang, Yan Bing ^b   Hummert, Mary Lee ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF ARTS   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Intergenerational interaction; Portrayals of aging; Prime time television; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; DRAMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN; TELEVISION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71449108209     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-009-9100-3     Document Type: Article

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