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Title

One-Parent Children's Identification with Television Characters and Parents

Authors

Kyoon K. Hur
Stanley J. Baran, Bryant University

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published by Taylor and Francis in Communication Quarterly Volume 27, Issue 3, pages 31-36.

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Publication Source

Communication Quarterly

Abstract

Because of the nature of their situation, children from single-parent families may he particularly susceptible to television's impact This study examines these children's reported identification with television characters, peers, and parents. Children with a parent of the opposite sex were more likely to identify with television characters.

Recommended Citation

Hur, Kyoon K. and Baran, Stanley J., "One-Parent Children's Identification with Television Characters and Parents" (1979). Communication Journal Articles. Paper 23.
http://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/comm_jou/23