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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
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Results for media violence (u.k.)
1 results foundAuthor: Cumberbatch, Guy Title: Violence in UK Soaps: A four wave trend analysis Summary: 1.1.1 Headline findings - The amount of violence in soaps has varied over the years: EastEnders has shown a decline from 6.1 violent scenes per hour in 2001/2002 to 2.1 in 2013; Hollyoaks has increased from 2.1 scenes per hour in 2001/2002 to 11.5 scenes per hour in 2013; Emmerdale has shown a slight increase from 2.5 to over 4 scenes per hour; while the level of violence in Coronation Street has remained fairly steady at around 3 scenes per hour - Strong scenes (portraying violence that might make the viewer uncomfortable) were very infrequent, at 6% overall - The storyline analysis demonstrates that the antecedents to violence are quite clearly indicated, so viewers are unlikely to be surprised when the violence takes place in soaps 1.1.2 Aims of the study The main aims were: - To measure the frequency of violence in soaps and to determine whether it has increased since 2001 - To examine the portrayal of violence and assess whether the manner of representation has changed over time - To understand how violent scenes relate to the continuing extended storylines of soaps Details: Birmingham, UK: CRG UK Ltd, 2014. 62p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 22, 2014 at: http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/tv-research/violence/CRG_content_analysis.pdf Year: 2014 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/tv-research/violence/CRG_content_analysis.pdf Shelf Number: 132729 Keywords: Media Violence (U.K.)Television Violence |