Parent-characters in televised family programs set examples for viewers who may re-enact their behaviors with real children. This study attempts to determine how much "desirable" and "undesirable" behavior is modeled on these shows, and whether the behaviors are coupled with responses that might encourage or discourage viewer adoption of the...
The interest in the effects of television violence on children has resulted in
thousands of studies over the last 20 years. Previous research on laughter has
generated many laughter theories and several studies show that laughter may
influence mirth expressions and funniness ratings of material. The purpose of
this study...
Most programs children watch are meant for adults. But children don’t have our broad experience with the real world. For young children, TV is the real world, even when it differs from their own values and experience.
In this thesis, I examine the ways in which the television series Twin Peaks represents
the feminine through a textual analysis of the character Audrey Home. Using reader-response
theory, I seek to show that while the series conforms to patriarchal media
conventions such as the male gaze and narrative stereotypes...
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of
television lectures and television lectures reinforced with two types
of recorded media (audio-slide kits and super 8mm movies with
sound) with the traditional lecture method of teaching three selected
lessons of clothing construction. The research was conducted winter
and...
In a growing number of families, all the adults in the
family are employed in the labor market. This has the
potential for increasing work and family stress.
In 2004 after Desperate Housewives premiered, it was met with significant criticism condemning the lack of values and morals on the show, depicted through the pervasiveness of sinful and illegal behavior (Olsen & Morgan, 2010). However, Olsen and Morgan contend that sinful and illegal behavior is accompanied with attempts at...