TELEVISION PROGRAMS: PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN REPORTS
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https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.38576Keywords:
pre-school children, television programs, aggression.Abstract
There is good evidence of the negative effects of television programs with scenes of violence on the behavior of children; therefore, it is important to establish what they rememberfrom the programs they watch. With this in mind, the viewpoint of the infant viewer on television programs was investigated through a questionnaire and individual interviews of 350 five- and sixyear old children from lower ( 160) and middle ( 190) socio-economic classes. The results indicate that aggressive episodes are among the most preferred by children of both sexes and from both social groups. It was also noted that lower-class children have difficulty in making verbal reports. This scenario demonstrates that adults should monitor the programs watched by children and also that the methods used may have favored middle class children in comparison with those from the lower social class.
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