The case of the missing girls: distribution of gender roles in Indian children’s television programming

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Maria Rozario ◽  
Vaageessan Masilamani ◽  
S. Arulchelvan
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Television Programming

Deconstructing Gender in Cartoon Programming on Children’s Television Channels in India – A Textual Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruchi Jaggi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Cultural Construction ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Major Development ◽  
Cartoon Characters

The post-liberalization era impacted Indian media significantly. Indian television in particular was a major beneficiary of this change. The programming content, technique, reach and reception got significantly reconfigured. The evolution of exclusive children’s television channels was a major development in this scenario. The last fifteen years have witnessed the rise of many 24-hour children’s television channels in India. The myriad content (Western, Japanese and indigenous) on children’s television channels is redefining the social and cultural construction of childhood. However academic research studies that articulate this are very few and far between in the Indian context. The role of television in developing ideas on gender roles and identities has been researched in different global contexts. This paper would endeavour to build a critical narrative on the representation of gender (masculine, feminine and others) in cartoon shows on children’s television channels in India. In this research, the textual analysis of the narrative of four most popular cartoon shows on children’s television channels as demonstrated by the television ratings has been conducted. The messages being delivered through television programming have been analyzed by examining the gender roles fulfilled by different cartoon characters – feminine, masculine or others – and how gender stereotypes are propagated or challenged. The weekend episodes of the top four shows for three months (March – May 2014) are the sample for textual analysis. The research has been contextualized in the feminist theory paradigm and uses Stuart Hall’s theorizing of ‘representation’/ ‘encoding’ and ‘decoding’ for the narrative analysis of these televisions shows (texts and visuals).

Learning, Teaching, and Television Production for Children: The Experience of Sesame Street

1972 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Lesser
Keyword(s):  
Sesame Street ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
National Board ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Television Production ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Television Producers

The author discusses how educational goals are translated into the actual television programming of Sesame Street. Dr. Lesser serves as chairman of the National Board of Advisors to the Children's Television Workshop, which produces Sesame Street. He reflects here on the experience of researchers and television producers working together to develop television for children on the basis of knowledge (and hunches) about how children learn.

Media Policy, Co-Existence, and Freedom of Speech

2014 ◽  
pp. 176-190
Author(s):  
Ronald I. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Public Affairs ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Television Shows ◽  
Religious Issues ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
Broad Array

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) is an independent, non-governmental organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to administer broadcast codes dealing with issues of ethics, stereotypes and portrayal, journalistic ethics and violence on television, among others. As of the end of 2011 (the period dealt with in this chapter), the CBSC had rendered 505 Panel decisions, which have served to define the parameters of permissible (and excessive) content on a broad array of radio and television programming, including news, public affairs, magazine format television shows, radio and television talk shows, children's television, other dramatic forms, and so on. In many of the foregoing types of programming, complaints pertain to representations and discussions of religious issues and religious groups. This chapter addresses the nature of the complaints received with particular relevance to religion, religious communities, and discourses.

Program/Commercial Separators in Children's Television Programming

1979 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward L. Palmer ◽  
Cynthia N. McDowell
Keyword(s):  
Children's Television ◽  
Television Programming

Food and beverage advertising during children’s television programming

2014 ◽  
Vol 184 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Scully ◽  
A. Macken ◽  
D. Leddin ◽  
W. Cullen ◽  
C. Dunne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children's Television ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Food And Beverage

Media, Children, and Violence: A Public Policy Perspective

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-637
Author(s):  
Peggy Charren ◽  
Andrew Gelber ◽  
Milton Arnold
Keyword(s):  
Parent Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Program Content ◽  
Television Violence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Children’S Exposure ◽  
Health And Well Being

Pediatrician advocacy concerning the impact of television violence on children should be clearly grounded in the holistic concern of pediatricians with children's health and well-being. Pediatricians should not promote legislative or regulatory efforts to reduce children's exposure to television violence by proscribing certain kinds of program content. Instead, priority should be given to strategies that improve the content and quality of television programming viewed by children and that enhance the viewing choices made by children and their families. Such strategies include providing parent education and pressing for strong implementation of the Children's Television Act. Pediatricians should dedicate their efforts to increasing the awareness of broadcasters and the general public, acting as educators and persuaders. In order to advocate and educate effectively, pediatricians need to amplify their own knowledge and understanding of television-related issues and their significance. Finally, because children's exposure to television violence is but one part of a larger social context, pediatricians concerned with this issue should devote significant attention to related problems that diminish the health and well-being of children.

Media Policy, Co-Existence, and Freedom of Speech

2015 ◽  
pp. 613-625
Author(s):  
Ronald I. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Public Affairs ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Television Programming ◽  
Television Shows ◽  
Religious Issues ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
Broad Array

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) is an independent, non-governmental organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to administer broadcast codes dealing with issues of ethics, stereotypes and portrayal, journalistic ethics and violence on television, among others. As of the end of 2011 (the period dealt with in this chapter), the CBSC had rendered 505 Panel decisions, which have served to define the parameters of permissible (and excessive) content on a broad array of radio and television programming, including news, public affairs, magazine format television shows, radio and television talk shows, children's television, other dramatic forms, and so on. In many of the foregoing types of programming, complaints pertain to representations and discussions of religious issues and religious groups. This chapter addresses the nature of the complaints received with particular relevance to religion, religious communities, and discourses.

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