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Chu, Donna; McIntyre, Bryce T. – Communication Research Reports, 1995
Finds that male characters outnumbered female characters by a ratio of 2:1, but that female characters enjoyed far greater representation in cartoons produced in Japan than in cartoons produced in the United States and Great Britain. Shows that characters conformed to gender-related stereotypes, with males being more aggressive, rough, sloppy, and…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Childrens Television, Communication Research, Content Analysis
Kent, Sally, Ed.; And Others – 1983
Earlier versions of the four papers presented in this collection formed a symposium, "Children's Interactions with Television," at the 1982 International Congress of Applied Psychology in Edinburgh. In the first paper, "Children's Comprehension of Television Programs," Peter Rendell and Mary Nixon describe a study which…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Comprehension, Editing, Emotional Response