An Analyze about the Impact of TikTok on the Perpetuating  Factors of Stereotypes and Biases Toward Elderly Individuals in China

Zhaoye Zhu

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/8/20230937

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Received: 13 October 2023

Published: 31 October 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/8/20230937

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Zhu,Z. (2023). An Analyze about the Impact of TikTok on the Perpetuating Factors of Stereotypes and Biases Toward Elderly Individuals in China. Communications in Humanities Research,8,1-6.

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