has language in media become more crude over the last 20 years?
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Has Language In Media Become More Crude Over The Last 20 Years?. So… Is This Trend Taking Hold In Children ’s Media Also?. YES! It has been the target of many Studies. Ashley Case. Do We Care-A-Lot?. Do We Care-A-Lot?. Side 1. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Has Language In Media Become More Crude Over
The Last 20 Years?
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So…
Is This Trend Taking Hold In Children’s Media Also?
YES!
• It has been the target of many Studies.
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Ashley Case
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Side 1
• significantly higher amount of violence in animated films than in non-animated films
• average of 7.86 violent incidents per hour
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Side 2
• G-rated = contains nothing in theme, language, nudity, sex, violence or other matters that would offend parents whose younger children view the motion picture
• tightening of standards in the last two years
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Methodology…
• Get a list
• Compare it to the language used in 1st Care Bears movie and last Care Bears movie.
BUT…
• Lacking a list (from a reliable source) of unacceptable terms for children ages 7 and younger
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NEW Methodology!
• Compile words from both movies in to a list
• Give them to mothers of children age 7 and younger.
• Compile the results
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Sample:
Not a problem
Depends on context
Not in my kid’s vocab!
Evil
Grumpy
Gosh
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Rating System
• No problem: rating of 0
• Depends: rating of 1
• Not to be used: rating of 2
• Multiply rating by number of votes
= points for each time word
is found in script
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Possible Outcomes
• 1st Care Bears movie has better language
• Newest Care Bears movie has better language
• No significant division
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Future Work
• Include other Care Bear movies
• Include other re-released children’s movies
• Larger sample size
• Etc.
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Questions?