Death in Disney Films

Implications for Children's Understanding of Death

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13630409
AutoresMeredith Cox (0000-0001-9642-653X, College of New Jersey), Erin Garrett (College of New Jersey), John A Graham (0000-0003-3265-7261, College of New Jersey, autor de correspondencia), James A Graham (College of New Jersey)
Año2005
Volumen50
Número4
Páginas267-280
Fecha de publicación2005-05-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/q5vl-klf7-060f-w69v
OpenAlexW2156509399
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas31
Referencias citadas11

This study examined the potential influence of Disney films on children's concepts of death. A content analysis was performed on 23 death scenes from 10 selected full-length Disney Classic animated films. The portrayal of death focused on five categories: character status; depiction of death; death status; emotional reaction; and causality. The findings indicate that some animated Disney films present scenes that eclipse the permanence and irreversibility of death and often leave deaths (especially those of villains) emotionally unacknowledged. Previous work has shown that many children tend not to discuss death with their friends or parents for many reasons. More importantly, the films may serve as catalysts to introduce the concept of death into discussions between children, peers, and adults

Art · Causality (physics · Character (mathematics · Depiction · Fear of death · Literature · Psychoanalysis · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Media Influence and Health · Psychology