Katherine Heintz-Knowles (2002) - Childhood

• Katherine Heintz-Knowles (2002) conducted her studies on media representations of childhood
• Katherine Heintz-Knowles conducted her studies on media representations of childhood in 2002
• Katherine Heintz-Knowles (2002) conducted a content analysis of shows portraying children in TV
• Katherine Heintz-Knowles (2002) found that children were shown to be motivated by peer relationships, romance and less school-related or religious issues
• Katherine Heintz-Knowles (2002) found TV shows never dealt with important issues
• Katherine Heintz-Knowles (2002) found that majority of children were involved in anti-social behaviour that gave positive results
• Katherine Heintz-Knowles (2002) found that children from ethnic minority backgrounds were under-represented
• Katherine Heintz-Knowles (2002) found girls & boys were equally represented but portrayed differently:

  • Girls 2 times likely to show affection that boys and 60% more likely to show aggression - Highlighting a number of stereotypes and reflecting an adult perspective on children