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Title: Television violence : a reflection of the views of children in South Africa
Authors: Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie
Gwauya, Tafadzwa Tsitsi 
Keywords: Television violence;Desensitisation theory;Cultivation theory;Social learning theory;Violent content
Issue Date: 2012
Source: Usadolo, S.E. and Gwauya, T. 2012. Television violence: a reflection of the views of children in South Africa. Journal of Communication and Media Research. 4(2): 31-42.
Journal: Journal of Communication and Media Research; Vol. 4, Issue 2 
Abstract: 
Contrary to what is commonly available in literature, this study examines
children’s view about their understanding of television violence. The
participants were selected using a stratified sampling procedure. The data
analysed showed that the children are very conscious of violent contents on
their televisions and would eschew it where possible. Findings about
younger participants in the study show that they believe television violence
is real as opposed to older ones. The children’s views about the WWE
wrestling came along gender line and age. The older boys and the young
participants of both sexes (58%) believe WWE wrestling is real as opposed
to 42 percent who are mainly girls of older ages. Regarding their favourite
characters, the female participants prefer characters who are funny, nice
and with good personality. Boys, on the other hand prefer characters with
actions and full of energy. Finally, the data showed that the children would
imitate their favourite characters based on their discernment of what is
good. This, in other words shows that the children are able to make critical
judgement of television characters’ behaviours
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10321/4631
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