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knowledge gap hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Communication

as mass media information increases, higher-status groups gain knowledge faster, widening gaps.

In communication, knowledge gap hypothesis refers to as mass media information increases, higher-status groups gain knowledge faster, widening gaps. This meaning comes from Tichenor (1970) in Public Opinion Quarterly.[1]

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References

Tichenor, P. J., Donohue, G. A., & Olien, C. N. (1970). Mass Media Flow and Differential Growth in Knowledge. Public Opinion Quarterly, 34(2), 159. https://doi.org/10.1086/267786

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