Thesis
The political socialization effects of The daily show and the Colbert report in high school aged adolescents
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2007
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102091
Abstract
This study examines to what effect political satire programs such as The Daily Show and The Colbert Report effect the political socialization process of high school students. I used a purposive sample of 173 high school students in Eastern Washington state during the week prior to the 2006 midterm elections to assess high school students' levels of political efficacy, cynicism, skepticism, involvement, complacency, and apathy. Watching The Daily Show and The Colbert Report associated positively with increased political efficacy, however, watching these programs had little to no effect on cynicism, skepticism, involvement, complacency, or apathy. The results suggest that high school students watch these programs as they find them informative and entertaining at the same time. I argue there is significance in the finding that cynicism and skepticism did not relate with watching these programs as some researchers and pundits suggest they create political disaffection.
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- Title
- The political socialization effects of The daily show and the Colbert report in high school aged adolescents
- Creators
- Evan Sarah Epstein
- Contributors
- Erica Weintraub Austin (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525152801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis