Television Use in a Retirement Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20299665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen E Riggs (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 144-156 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9916 • E-ISSN: 1460-2466 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1996.tb01465.x |
| OpenAlex | W2105897679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
Mass media scholarship traditionally has depicted elderly viewers of television as an accepting and homogeneous audience. This ethnographic study of a retirement community researches the relationship between individuals and their community in the development of discourse that influences program choices and discussion of content. In this community of well-educated, upper middle-class retirees, interest in living in the present, a preference for quality television, and an insistence on “serious” leisure urge residents toward what they consider to be television's premium programs, including C-SPAN and related public affairs programming. Viewers of these shows discuss them with their neighbors and use what they learn from them to participate in the public process
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2007 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |