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The Dangerous World of Television: A Content Analysis of Physical Injuries in Children's Television...

The Dangerous World of Television: A Content Analysis of Physical Injuries in Children's Television...

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The Dangerous World of Television: A Content Analysis of Physical Injuries in Children's Television Programming

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Full title

The Dangerous World of Television: A Content Analysis of Physical Injuries in Children's Television Programming

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Publisher

Children's Environments Research Group, The Graduate School and University Center, The City University of New York

Journal title

Children's environments quarterly, 1991-01, Vol.8 (3/4), p.7-14

Language

English

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Publisher

Children's Environments Research Group, The Graduate School and University Center, The City University of New York

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Contents

Characteristics of physical injuries were examined in a content analysis of children's television programs. A sample of 57 programs was coded for type of injury, cause of injury, severity of injury consequences, others' responses to injury victim, and victim characteristics. Results indicated a rate of 15 injuries per hour, with significant differe...

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The Dangerous World of Television: A Content Analysis of Physical Injuries in Children's Television Programming

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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_41514786

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_41514786

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ISSN

0886-0505

E-ISSN

2169-4079

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