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Valores morais em Televisão: Análise de uma série televisiva de grande audiência
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Neste artigo, analisamos a série televisiva Super
Pai, um programa com elevados níveis de audiência,
em particular entre crianças e adolescentes, à luz da
teoria de desenvolvimento moral de Kohlberg. Mais
especificamente, depois da leitura e análise das sinopses
de um conjunto de 73 episódios, escolhemos dois
que tinham conteúdos morais mais explícitos (episódios
# 4 e # 18) e atribuímos um nível e um estádio de
raciocínio moral às verbalizações expressas por diversos
personagens envolvidos em tais episódios. A análise
efectuada mostrou que (1) a maioria das verbalizações
com conteúdo moral aponta para o nível convencional,
em particular para o estádio 3; (2) não aparecem
verbalizações de moralidade pós-convencional
(i.e., estádio 5); (3) as verbalizações de estádio 2 (nível
pré-convencional) aparecem logo a seguir às de estádio
3; e (4) são mínimas as verbalizações de estádio 1
e de estádio 4. O estudo revela também que, tomadas
algumas cautelas, é possível analisar determinados
programas televisivos em função da teoria de desenvolvimento
moral de Kohlberg, o que pode ter implicações
de relevo para os responsáveis pela programação
televisão, em especial se existir interesse em
aproveitar o conhecimento científico já disponível na
área da psicologia do desenvolvimento moral. Neste
artigo, fazemos também uma referência breve às relações
entre ética e televisão, bem como a alguns estudos
sobre o efeito de programas televisivos no desenvolvimento
cognitivo, social e moral.
ABSTRACT: This study examines a Portuguese TV program in terms of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. The program, which is called Super-Pai, has a broad audience, in particular among children and adolescents. After the reading and analysis of the synopses of a set of 73 episodes, we chose those ones (i.e., episode # 4 and episode # 18) whose verbalizations expressed clear-cut moral contents, and classified these verbalizations into a certain level and stage of Kohlberg’s moral reasoning. The results showed that (1) the majority of verbalizations are conventional, pointing namely to stage 3; (2) there are no postconconventional (stage 5) verbalizations: (3) stage 2 verbalizations follow in terms of frequency those of stage 3; and (4) stage 1 and stage 4 verbalizations are practically nonexistent. The present study also reveals that if some caution is adopted it is possible to analyze certain TV programs in terms of Kohlberg’s moral stages, which may have important implications for those responsible for TV programs and schedules, in particular if they were interested in taking into account the available scientific knowledge in the area of moral development. Throughout the paper we also refer to the controversial issue of the relationship between ethics and television, and to some studies on the role of TV in individuals’ cognitive, social, and moral development.
ABSTRACT: This study examines a Portuguese TV program in terms of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. The program, which is called Super-Pai, has a broad audience, in particular among children and adolescents. After the reading and analysis of the synopses of a set of 73 episodes, we chose those ones (i.e., episode # 4 and episode # 18) whose verbalizations expressed clear-cut moral contents, and classified these verbalizations into a certain level and stage of Kohlberg’s moral reasoning. The results showed that (1) the majority of verbalizations are conventional, pointing namely to stage 3; (2) there are no postconconventional (stage 5) verbalizations: (3) stage 2 verbalizations follow in terms of frequency those of stage 3; and (4) stage 1 and stage 4 verbalizations are practically nonexistent. The present study also reveals that if some caution is adopted it is possible to analyze certain TV programs in terms of Kohlberg’s moral stages, which may have important implications for those responsible for TV programs and schedules, in particular if they were interested in taking into account the available scientific knowledge in the area of moral development. Throughout the paper we also refer to the controversial issue of the relationship between ethics and television, and to some studies on the role of TV in individuals’ cognitive, social, and moral development.
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Keywords
Televisão Desenvolvimento Valores Kohlberg Television Development Values
Citation
Analise Psicológica, XX(4), 541-553.
Publisher
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada