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book		Children's television: an analysis of programming and advertising / Francis Earle Barcus with Rachel Wolkin New York: Praeger, 1977. Call No: 412.053.2 BAR Author: Barcus, Francis Earle; Wolkin, Rachel Source: US Place: New York Publisher: Praeger PubDate: 1977 PhysDes: xxvii, 218 p. ; 24 cm Series: Praeger special studies in US economic, social and political issues Subject: CHILDREN AND TV; CHILDREN, EFFECTS OF TV ON; CHILDREN, EFFECTS OF TV ON. USA; ADVERTISING. TV; ADVERTISING. USA; VIOLENCE ON TV; ETHICS AND TV; RACIAL ISSUES AND TV; ETHNIC GROUPS ON TV; SEX ON TV Summary: This report looks at television programming for children and examines such issues as violence, value systems, advertising, racial and sexual roles and also interpersonal roles. It looks at the change in trends over time and is intended to be a starting point for more detailed analysis by young scholars in this area of research. Notes: Includes bibliographical references ISBN: 02755232107 More info
book		'Cool' or 'gross' : children's attitudes to violence, kissing and swearing on television / Linda Sheldon, Gillian Ramsay and Milica Loncar ; Australian Broadcasting Authority Sydney, N.S.W.: Australian Broadcasting Authority, [1994]. Call No: 412-053.2(94) she Author: Sheldon, Linda; Ramsay, Gillian; Loncar, Milica CorpAuthor: Australian Broadcasting Authority Source: AT Place: Sydney, N.S.W. Publisher: Australian Broadcasting Authority PubDate: [1994] PhysDes: xvi, 105 pages : illustrations, tables ; 25 cm Series: Monograph (Australian Broadcasting Authority) ; 4 Subject: CHILDREN AND TV; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; VIOLENCE ON TV; SEX ON TV Notes: Includes appendices. ISBN: 9780642221537 Contents: Executive Summary -- Introduction -- 1. Children's viewing behaviour -- 2. Rules about television viewing -- 3. What concerns children on television -- 4. News programs -- 5. Children's reactions to program scenarios on television -- 6. What parents said about their child's television watching -- Appendices: A Research methodology -- B. Further data analysis -- C. Children's and parents' questionnaires More info
book		Exploring attitudes towards film, TV and video classifications : a marketing research report / prepared for the Office of Film and Literature Classication and Australian Broadcasting Tribunal by Frank Small & Associates [Sydney?: Frank Small & Associates], 1992. Call No: 414(94) EXP Place: [Sydney? Publisher: Frank Small & Associates] PubDate: 1992 PhysDes: 109 p. : ill. ; 30 cm Subject: AUDIENCE RECEPTION. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; LANGUAGE AND TV; LANGUAGE AND THE CINEMA; CENSORSHIP. AUSTRALIA; SEX AND THE CINEMA; CENSORSHIP TV. AUSTRALIA; SEX ON TV; CLASSIFICATION. AUSTRALIA; RATING FOR FILMS. AUSTRALIA; RATING FOR TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: A study attempting to understand the underlying attitudes held by members of the community to the depiction of sex, nudity, language, and violence on film, television and video. Survey was done with members of the public from Sydney and Dubbo, and includes questions regarding the context and viewing environment and classifications of films and tv shows and videos More info
book		Prime-time America : life on and behind the television screen / Robert Sklar New York: Oxford University Press, 1980. Call No: 412 SKA Author: Sklar, Robert Place: New York Publisher: Oxford University Press PubDate: 1980 PhysDes: xi, 200 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm Subject: SITUATION COMEDY; CRITICISM; VIOLENCE ON TV; COMMERCIALS, TV; ETHNIC GROUPS AND TV; SOCIETY ON TV; CLASS ON TV; SEX ON TV; CHILDREN'S TELEVISION WORKSHOP; SANDRICH, JAY; LOU GRANT [TV] (US, 1977-82); SCARLETT LETTER, THE [TV] (US, Rick Hauser, 1979); REAL PEOPLE [TV] (US, 1979); FRIENDLY FIRE [ABC THEATRE: FRIENDLY FIRE] [TV] (US, 1979); ROOTS: THE NEXT GENERATION [TV] (David Wolper, 1979); MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, THE [TV] (US, 1970-77?) ISBN: 0195027655 : $15.95 LON: 1677348 More info
Online resource digital clippings file		SEX ON TV Digital clippings file available Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; DIGITAL CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: SEX ON TV URL status: URL: 'http://file://Q:/S/SEX_ON_TV.zip' Checked: 31/08/2021 12:57:37 PM Status: Error Details: Failed to send HTTP request (WinHttpSendRequest) More info
book		Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Video Material / by the Research Branch of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal [North Sydney: The Tribunal], 1985. Call No: 44(94) SUB Source: AT Place: [North Sydney Publisher: The Tribunal] PubDate: 1985 PhysDes: 40 leaves ; 30 cm Subject: CENSORSHIP. AUSTRALIA; VIDEO, FILMS ON. AUSTRALIA; VIOLENCE IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; VIOLENCE ON TV. AUSTRALIA; SEX IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; SEX ON TV; AUDIENCE RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION. AUSTRALIA; RATING FOR TV. AUSTRALIA Summary: Study of the effects of sex and violence on viewers, particularly children, and the usefulness of the classification system Contents: Introduction -- Research on the effects of violence -- Public attitudes to televised violence and sex -- Attitudes to censorship -- Summary -- discussion of issues -- comments on the terms of reference -- references More info
book		Video viewing behaviour and attitudes towards explicit material : a preliminary investigation Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 1987. Call No: 412(94) VID CorpAuthor: Australia. Attorney-General's Dept; Australian Institute of Criminology Place: Canberra Publisher: Australian Institute of Criminology PubDate: 1987 PhysDes: 132 p. in various pagings ; 30 cm Subject: AUDIENCES. AUSTRALIA; RATING FOR TV; SEX ON TV; VIOLENCE ON TV Notes: "A joint project by the Australian Institute of Criminology (Tammy Pope and Paul Wilson) and the Attorney-General's Department (Terry Brooks, David Fox and Stephen Nugent)' ISBN: 0642116210 (pbk.) : price unknown LON: 5322116 More info

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