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.
This research provides a comprehensive analysis of the association of race and sex to children's peer relationships by assessing: a) the association of both race and sex; b) multiple measures of peer relationships (sociometric ratings and friendships); and c) an entire elementary school (Grades 1 to 6) with nearly an even number of African‐American to European‐American children in each class. Regardless of age, race, or sex, and for both relationship measures, children showed a greater bias favoring same‐sex peers than same‐race peers. Although older African‐American children had more same‐race than cross‐race mutual friends, African‐American children were more accepting of European‐American children than the reverse. Despite some same‐race preferences, cross‐race evaluations were generally quite positive on both measures. The differential impact of sex and race as considerations for peer evaluations is discussed.
The structures of the intermediate phases ZrsSc2013 and Zr3Sc4Ol2 in the system ZrO2-Sc203 have been determined from intensity data obtained with a H/~gg-Guinier focusing X-ray powder camera and Cu Ket radiation. The space group in both cases is R3, and the hexagonal unit-cell dimensions are respectively a=9-53(2), c=17.44(2),~ and a=9.37(8), c=8.71(0)A. Both these structures are derived from the fluorite-type parent MO2 by ordered omission of oxygen atoms; the observed rhombohedral distortion is the result of lattice relaxation. It is possible to recognize structural sub-units from which these and other fluorite-related structures can be built up. Such sub-units are likely to play an important role in any adequate description of grossly non-stoichiometric phases.
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