Cable TV May Improve Gender Relations in India


	Cable TV May Improve Gender Relations in India

Deepti

8-26-2007 5:24 AM

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The authors point out that changes in reported attitudes may not directly translate to changes in behavior, however, saying, "We may be concerned that exposure to television only changes what the respondent thinks the interviewer wants to hear.”

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