Representations of parental responsibility in the media

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dc.contributor.authorWhite, N.
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis article presents the results of a study that investigated how the Australian media represents the issue of parental responsibility, specifically when a child is accused of breaking the law. A sample of 95 news articles from a total of 116 articles that appeared in the Australian newsprint media from January 2001 to December 2005 was qualitatively analysed. Using a content/thematic analytical approach, the findings indicated that a pervasive representation in the newspaper articles was the notion that parents are responsible for their children and consequently for their children's delinquent activities. There is a taken-for-granted notion throughout the articles that parents do influence their children's behaviour, and are therefore responsible for their children's delinquent actions. The ramifications of the findings for legal and psychological realms are discussed.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityNancy White
dc.identifier.citationPsychiatry Psychology and Law, 2010; 17(1):139-147
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13218710903092117
dc.identifier.issn1321-8719
dc.identifier.issn1934-1687
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/59690
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Acad Press
dc.rightsCopyright 2010 The Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13218710903092117
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectdelinquents
dc.subjectjuvenile crime
dc.subjectmedia
dc.subjectparental influence
dc.subjectparental responsibility
dc.subjectparenting classes
dc.subjectparents
dc.subjectqualitative analysis
dc.titleRepresentations of parental responsibility in the media
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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