scholarly journals Death and Coping Mechanisms in Animated Disney Movies: A Content Analysis of Disney Films (1937–2003) and Disney/Pixar Films (2003–2016)

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Graham ◽  
Hope Yuhas ◽  
Jessica L. Roman
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Original Study ◽  
Full Length ◽  
The Past ◽  
Animated Films ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of this content analysis was to examine how death depictions in animated Disney films has changed in the past 14 years and the coping mechanisms used to process death within these films. A content analysis from 2005 was used to investigate the influence of Disney films on children’s concepts of death based on 23 death scenes from 10 full-length Disney Classic animated films from 1937 to 2003 and 10 death scenes from 8 selected full-length Disney and Pixar animated films from 2003 to 2016. Our goal was to compare the findings across the two studies. Similar to the original study, the portrayal of death focused on five categories: character status; depiction of death; death status; emotional reaction; and causality. We expanded on the original study and more research by examining coping mechanisms used to process death within a selection of these films. Our findings indicated that some scenes from animated Disney and Pixar films obscure the permanence and irreversibility of death and often fail to acknowledge deaths emotionally. Our conclusions showed that Disney’s and Pixar’s portrayal of death in newer films might have more positive implications for children’s understanding of death than Disney Classic animated films.

Death in Disney Films: Implications for Children's Understanding of Death

2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Cox ◽  
Erin Garrett ◽  
James A. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
Animated Films

This study examined the potential influence of Disney films on children's concepts of death. A content analysis was performed on 23 death scenes from 10 selected full-length Disney Classic animated films. The portrayal of death focused on five categories: character status; depiction of death; death status; emotional reaction; and causality. The findings indicate that some animated Disney films present scenes that eclipse the permanence and irreversibility of death and often leave deaths (especially those of villains) emotionally unacknowledged. Previous work has shown that many children tend not to discuss death with their friends or parents for many reasons. More importantly, the films may serve as catalysts to introduce the concept of death into discussions between children, peers, and adults.

scholarly journals Systemic Challenges, Stigma, and Solutions: Experiences of Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in Tennessee

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Black Feminism ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
And Coping

Much of the research on black Men Who Have Sex with Men (BMSM) focuses on health disparities in HIV occurrence and retroantiviral medication adherence. Although important, this emphasis is often at the expense of other areas of their lives. This study endeavors to better understand systemic challenges, including stigma, and responses for a group of BMSM who reside in a moderately-sized metropolitan city in Tennessee. Focus group results, black feminism, and content analysis are used to examine their experiences and coping mechanisms. Respondents describe circumstances they associate with inequities linked to race, class, sexual orientation, gender and their intersection. Other themes emerged around: self-help; innovative family forms; and, the need for collective mobilization. Equally important was the desire for group and individual identities that do not reduce BMSM to stereotypes linked to HIV/AIDS. In addition to illustrating the usefulness of black feminism to illumine the lives of historically marginalized groups beyond women, results suggest the need for solutions that attend to the unique challenges and capacities of BMSM.

End-of-Life in Disney and Pixar Films: An opportunity for Engaging in Difficult Conversation

2017 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly E. Tenzek ◽  
Bonnie M. Nickels
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Animated Films ◽  
Previous Scholarship

This study expanded upon previous scholarship by examining end-of-life (EOL) depictions and messages of death within Disney and Pixar animated films. We argue Disney and Pixar depictions of EOL and death can provide critical opportunities for discussing death and dying processes with children and adults alike. A content analysis of 57 movies resulted in a total of 71 character deaths. These instances of death became the discourse used for analysis. The EOL discourse was coded based on five categories (character status, depiction of death, death status, emotional reaction, and causality). After quantitative analysis, the films were qualitatively analyzed. Four themes emerged from analysis, unrealistic moments, managing EOL, intentions to kill, and transformation and spiritual connection. Discussion of results, limitations, and directions for future research are included.

Anticipating Climate Armageddon

Futureproof ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 66-90
Author(s):  
Jon Coaffee
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Multiple Systems ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Extreme Risk ◽  
And Coping

This chapter argues that surviving and thriving in the age of climate change is going to require more than mere protection and coping mechanisms. It will demand that we are bold and innovative, and that we embrace uncertainty and commit to transformation. The extreme risk of climate change has led to various mitigation and adaptation measures that further focused attention on the process of resilience building and guided us towards embracing increasingly holistic and collaborative ways of working across multiple systems, networks, and scales from the local to the trans-national. These can be increasingly progressive and proactive ways of thinking that work for the long-term future. This further requires us to move beyond a narrow range of options based on the past and develop a range of more adaptable solutions, or pathways, into the future in response to contemporary and future ‘unknown’ risks brought forth by a changing climate.

Forging Ahead: An Examination of the Experiences and Coping Mechanisms of Channel Swimmers

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Schumacher ◽  
Andrea J. Becker ◽  
Lenny D. Wiersma
Keyword(s):  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Thematic Structure ◽  
The Past ◽  
Interview Methods ◽  
Psychological Experiences ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Phenomenological Interview

Phenomenological interview methods were used to examine the experiences of thirteen channel swimmers (nine males and four females) with an average age of 41.08 years (SD = 10.05). All participants successfully completed an official channel crossing of 20 or more miles within the past 2 years. Analyses of the interview transcripts yielded 2,028 meaning units that were grouped into subthemes, themes, and major dimensions (e.g., Patton, 2002). The final thematic structure consisted of three major dimensions that chronicled the swimmers’ experiences including: before my channel swim, during my channel swim, and after my channel swim. This manuscript specifically focuses on the themes from within the dimension of during my channel swim, which includes the swimmers’ environmental, physical, social, and psychological experiences during the swim itself as well as the coping mechanisms that they used to succeed.

Attention Strategies and Coping Mechanisms in Women With Fibromyalgia

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selen Razon ◽  
Tonya Rasor ◽  
Emily Simonavice ◽  
Brittany Loney ◽  
Arsal Guler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
And Coping

Integrated FAHP-VIKOR model for green supplier selection in a Nickle coating SME

2020 ◽  
pp. 133-139
Author(s):  
Sanatan Ratna ◽  
B Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Staff Training ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Supplier Evaluation ◽  
Green Supplier Selection ◽  
The Past ◽  
Coating Industry ◽  
Sustainability Issue ◽  
Selection Of

In the past few decades, there has been lot of focus on the issue of sustainability. This has occurred due to the growing concerns related to climate change and the growing awareness about environmental concerns. Also, the competition at global level has led to the search for the most sustainable route in the industries. The current research work deals with the selection of green supplier in a Nickle coating industry based on certain weighted green attributes. For this purpose, a hybrid tool comprising of Fuzzy AHP (Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy) and VIKOR (VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje) is used. The Fuzzy AHP is used for assigning proper weights to the selected criteria for supplier evaluation, while VIKOR is used for final supplier selection based on the weighted criteria. The three criterions for green supplier selection are, Ecological packaging, Corporate socio-environmental responsibility and Staff Training. The outcome of the integrated model may serve as a steppingstone to other SMEs in different sectors for selecting the most suitable supplier for addressing the sustainability issue.

Transcending the Veil

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-228
Author(s):  
Natasha V. Christie ◽  
Shannon B. O’brien
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Double Consciousness ◽  
Racial Issues ◽  
Color Blind ◽  
The Veil ◽  
Rights Issues ◽  
Selection Of

This work examines how Barack Obama’s speeches and remarks used various rhetorical techniques to strategically maneuver his rhetoric to address racial issues and represent African American concerns. The results of a content analysis of a selection of Obama’s speeches and remarks confirm that Obama and his speechwriters favored the use of statements of color-blind universalism. However, when making certain remarks regarding civil rights issues or perceived racial issues, the pattern shifted, presenting a rare glimpse of the unbalanced representation of African American concerns. These findings suggest that Barack Obama’s speeches and remarks performed double-consciousness; they used universal, balanced, and targeted universalism rhetorical techniques as a genuine, congruent political style for representing African American concerns as a “raced” politician.

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