Summary information

Study title

Violence on Television, 1970-1971

Creator

Newell, D. S., British Broadcasting Corporation, Audience Research Department

Shaw, I. S., British Broadcasting Corporation, Audience Research Department

Study number / PID

214 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-214-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The purpose of this study was to study the amount and nature of the portrayals of violence in British television programmes between November 1970 and May 1971 and to discern the functions served for viewers by selected programmes containing violent sequences.
Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Type and date of programme, channel, location of major action, amount of violence. Violent episodes: presentation, type, whether violence reciprocated, physical effects, instigator, sex, relation to law, whether good or bad, justification of violence, details of violent interaction, values held by character.
Number of others watching with respondent. Opinion of programme, plot and characters. Scene or episode enjoyed most, feelings aroused by programme, effect of programme on respondent. Details of opinion on violence in programme. Frequency of television viewing.
Background Variables
Age, sex, age finished full-time education, occupation, number of persons in household.

Media

AGEATTITUDESAUDIENCE RESEARCHEMOTIONAL STATESEMPLOYMENTGENDERHOUSEHOLDSSCHOOL-LEAVING AGETELEVISION PROGRAMMESTELEVISION VIEWINGASSAULT

Data collection period

01/01/1970 - 01/01/1971

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

National

Television programmes

Television viewers

Universe

Television programmes, November 1970 to May 1971

Sampling procedure

No information recorded

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

No information recorded

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1977

Terms of data access

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Newell, D. and Shaw, I. (1972) Violence on television: programme content and viewer perception, Welwyn Garden City: BBC.