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Links Between Television and Behaviour: Students’ Perceptions of TV’s Impact in St Helena, South Alantic
Author(s) -
Charlton Tony,
O’Bey Susan
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9604.00031
Subject(s) - perception , psychology , media studies , sociology , neuroscience
TV is often blamed for violent and other antisocial behaviour, although the evidence is sketchy. Unlike many studies, the St Helena project is not showing adverse effects of TV viewing; moreover, there are signs of improved behaviour. This article considers students’ perceptions of TV’s impact in one of the world’s most isolated communities. In the light of their recent findings, Tony Charlton and Susan O’Bey suggest it is society’s failings which have fostered antisocial behaviour elsewhere in the world, not TV.