Positive and Negative Themes Found in Superhero Films. (December 2017)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Positive and Negative Themes Found in Superhero Films. (December 2017)
- Main Title:
- Positive and Negative Themes Found in Superhero Films
- Authors:
- Bauer, Matthew
Georgeson, Andrew
McNamara, Caitlin
Wakefield, Bryan H.
King, Tonya S.
Olympia, Robert P. - Abstract:
- Superhero films have become incredibly popular. The objective of this study was to determine the positive and negative themes found in a select number of superhero films. A total of 30 superhero films were analyzed. The average numbers of positive and negative themes were 19.4 and 29.5 mean events per hour for all included films, respectively. The most common positive themes were "assisting others/protecting the public, " "positive relationships with family/friends, " and "teamwork/collaboration." The most common negative themes were "acts of violence/fighting, " "use of guns/knives/lethal weapons, " and "bullying/intimidation/torture." Based on the superhero films included in our study, the number of negative themes, especially acts of violence, outweighs positive themes. Although an exposure to positive themes found in superhero films may be beneficial to the development of children, pediatric health care providers should counsel children and their families in an attempt to limit their exposure to violence.
- Is Part Of:
- Clinical pediatrics. Volume 56:Number 14(2017)
- Journal:
- Clinical pediatrics
- Issue:
- Volume 56:Number 14(2017)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 56, Issue 14 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 56
- Issue:
- 14
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-0056-0014-0000
- Page Start:
- 1293
- Page End:
- 1300
- Publication Date:
- 2017-12
- Subjects:
- superhero -- films -- media -- violence -- coviewing
Pediatrics -- Periodicals
618.920005 - Journal URLs:
- http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/879341.html ↗
http://cpj.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://www.sagepublications.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0009922816682744 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0009-9228
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