television violence and children

What is it about?

We analyse child viewers’ interpretation of television violence shown in television programmes specifically aimed at children. The results, as well as providing a conceptual map of the responses, also show how children define and differentiate different types of violence.

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Why is it important?

The justification for this work is based on the research that considers that more theoretical and empirical studies need to be carried out on the conceptualisation of violence, and about how much violence is legitimised and through what mechanisms such legitimacy is constructed. The methodology used is based on an analysis of the content and the dialogue of in-depth interviews.