Social Work and Child Maltreatment Intervention in Disney Animated Feature Films: 1937–2006

Hubka, David; Hovdestad, Wendy E.

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“…Since both parents are not present, they are "absentee parents." Disney animated movies were the target due to this company's international popularity in moviemaking for children and families with the "widest age range in audiences" (Hubka et al, 2009) and family relationships as the theme (Tanner et al, 2003). The reason for selecting Disney as the analysis target was its mission to use movies as an educational tool to "inform and inspire people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling" (Walt Disney Company, 2020b, web page).…”

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Absentee Parents in Disney Feature-length Animated Movies: What are Children Watching?

Cheung

Leung

Huang

2021

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Globally, Disney animated films integrate education into entertainment for families with children. This study uses the Social Capital Theory as the framework to support its focus on parental attention to children’s developmental learning needs. This exploratory study examines how Disney animated movies over the last eight decades portraited parents in the life of the leading child characters. With three inclusion criteria (figure-length, animated, and at least one child being the protagonist), we found 155 films for the general audience released between 1937 and 2020. We read relevant website-posted plots and themes of each selected movie from three major informational websites. Data included the leading child, parents or parental figures, and the central theme of the movie. Most of these 155 stories (n = 97, 61.3%) did not mention the child’s biological parents. Half of the 48 parental-presence films projected life in a single-headed family and the main characters' heroic image. The movies released during 2000–2020 showed a higher parental presence than the previous seven vicennial periods. Findings show that families could use Disney animated movies illustrating fantasy and reality. Parents can engage children in discussions about friendship and family relationships after watching a movie. If children continue consuming Disney movies, parental involvement is needed to facilitate discussions of real-life learning to help children develop communication skills.

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Absentee Parents in Disney Feature-length Animated Movies: What are Children Watching?

Cheung

Leung

Huang

2021

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…Other scholars have applied visual research methods to explore sensitive and painful experiences. Such research includes, for instance, studies on child mistreatment (Hubka, Tonmyr, & Hovdestad, 2009), domestic violence (Humbreys, Mullender, Thiara, & Skamballis, 2006), problems with mental health (Aldridge, 2014;Beart, Barnard, & Skelhorn, 2015), and children's experiences of war (Mitchell et al, 2019).…”

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Visual Arts-Based Research Methods in Social Science Research

Martikainen

2019

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Toward the end of the 20 th century, scholars in various fields of science started to challenge the dominant position of discursive research methods based on verbal materials. This pursuit was motivated by the inadequacy of positivistic science in addressing the sphere of visual, sensory, embodied, and emotional experiences. Inspired by the visual, material, sensory, and emotional turns in social sciences, social science researchers began to develop and apply arts-based research methods aiming to diversify the understanding of the social world provided by discursive research methods. The study at hand discusses the contribution of arts-based research to social science research, based on literature on arts-based research. In particular, the study concentrates on visual arts-based research. At first, it sketches the background of arts-based research in social sciences and summarizes briefly the scope of arts-based research in social work, management, and organizational studies, as well as sociology. Then the study defines arts-based research and discusses the contribution of visual arts-based research methods to social science research, paying attention to their limitations, as well. Finally, conclusions are drawn and suggestions for future research are made. The study shows that arts-based methods may motivate and encourage participants to reflect on the topic of the research and share their thoughts and feelings. In addition, arts-based research may appeal to emotions and lived-experiences providing a more

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“…This involves researchers making use of existing materials in order to understand what might broadly be termed the 'visual culture' of an organisation, group or setting. Hubka et al (2009) analysed Disney-animated feature films with respect to representations of child maltreatment and social work interventions according to criteria set out in the US National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect. Phillips and Bellinger (2010) include 'conversations' between the authors and their analysis of three of the photographs from Diane Matar's exhibition, Leave to Remain, on the subject of asylum seeking in the UK.…”

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The use of visual methodologies in social work research over the last decade: A narrative review and some questions for the future

Clark

Morriss

2016

Qualitative Social Work

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This paper outlines the use of visual methodologies in international social work research over the past ten years. It presents a narrative overview of the types and range of visual methodologies that have been used, explores the benefits of employing visual methodologies in social work research and outlines some considerations for researchers thinking of working with the visual. The review is not intended to be an exhaustive overview of the field but rather highlights important issues and concerns when using visual methodologies. A deeper, reflexive engagement with complexities (practical as well as methodological and epistemic) of undertaking visual research is required. By necessity, this will be situated within a specific research project, but importantly, engaging in the issues we raise will enable social work research to make valuable contributions to the wider field of visual researching.

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Social Work and Child Maltreatment Intervention in Disney Animated Feature Films: 1937–2006

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Absentee Parents in Disney Feature-length Animated Movies: What are Children Watching?

Absentee Parents in Disney Feature-length Animated Movies: What are Children Watching?

Visual Arts-Based Research Methods in Social Science Research

The use of visual methodologies in social work research over the last decade: A narrative review and some questions for the future

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