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Kunkel, Dale; Cope, Kirstie M.; Farinola, Wendy Jo Maynard; Biely, Erica; Rollin, Emma; Donnerstein, Edward – 1999
Media portrayals involving sexuality can contribute to the sexual socialization of young people. If television is an important source of information and potential influence about sex for young people, then obviously it is important to understand the nature and extent of sexual information that is being conveyed by television. This report contains…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Children, Content Analysis, Programming (Broadcast)
Kunkel, Dale; Farinola, Wendy Jo Maynard; Cope, Kirstie M.; Donnerstein, Edward; Biely, Erica; Zwarun, Lara – 1998
Currently all non-exempt television shows are given one of six "age-based" ratings, such as TV-14. The industry also agreed to add "content descriptors" to the age-based ratings in certain instances, letting parents know when some programs contain particular types of content such as violence, sex, or adult language. The ratings…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Commercial Television, Content Analysis, Parent Participation