Knowledge Gaps, Social Locators, and Media Schemata: Gaps, Reverse Gaps, and Gaps of Disaffection

Knowledge Gaps, Social Locators, and Media Schemata: Gaps, Reverse Gaps, and Gaps of Disaffection

Studies a public school controversy and finds a knowledge gap--a gap of disaffection. Finds that, among women only, higher education leads to greater knowledge but does so partly through reduced trust of government and lower perceived fairness of the news media. Shows similar findings with other les...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journalism & mass communication quarterly 1994-04, Vol.71 (1), p.176-190
1. Verfasser: Fredin, Eric S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Education
Females
Government
Higher Education
Knowledge Gap Hypothesis
Mass media
Media Research
News Media
Schemata (Cognition)
Socioeconomic Status
Women
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Zusammenfassung:Studies a public school controversy and finds a knowledge gap--a gap of disaffection. Finds that, among women only, higher education leads to greater knowledge but does so partly through reduced trust of government and lower perceived fairness of the news media. Shows similar findings with other less powerful groups. (SR)
ISSN:0196-3031
1077-6990
2161-430X
DOI:10.1177/107769909407100117