The American Community in Lebanon and the Palestine Problem: A Study in Changing Attitudes (ص 47)

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The American Community in Lebanon and the Palestine Problem: A Study in Changing Attitudes (ص 47)

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TABLE 8a
Cause of change Number %
a) Lebanese or Arab mass media 1 1.5
b) Lebanese or Arab acquaintances 27 42.8
c) Other Americans 1 1.5
d) Lebanese & Arab mass media 11 17.4
and acquaintances
e) Mass media and other Americans 0 0.0
f) Lebanese or Arab acquaintances 11 17.4
and other Americans
g) Own readings & evaluation 11 17.4
h) No answer 1 1.5
Total 63 99.5
Conclusion
We can conclude from the above findings that personal
contact is more effective than mass media as far as the Pales-
tine problem is concerned. This is so because personal contacts,
that is Arab individuals, have succeeded in changing the attit-
udes of a majority of Americans compared to Lebanese or
Arab mass media. The conclusion still holds even when we
move to a combination of factors. If we take those who
attributed their change to Lebanese or Arab acquaintances
and to Arab acquaintances and other Americans, we find
that they compose 60.2 per cent of those who changed; while
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The American Community in Lebanon and the Palestine Problem: A Study in Changing Attitudes

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ديسمبر ١٩٦٩

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Sirhan, Bassem

سرحان، باسم

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