Parents and the media: A study of social differentiation in parental media socialization
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Natascha Notten studied sociology at the Radboud University Nijmegen (MA with distinction, 2005), where she currently works as a PhD student. Her research interests include social stratification, media consumption and parental media socialization activities.
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Natascha Notten studied sociology at the Radboud University Nijmegen (MA with distinction, 2005), where she currently works as a PhD student. Her research interests include social stratification, media consumption and parental media socialization activities.
Gerbert Kraaykamp is professor of empirical sociology in the Department of Sociology, Radboud University Nijmegen. His main fields of interest and current work are in social stratification and cultural consumption. He has published on these subjects in Dutch as well as international journals.
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