Month: June 2023

Introduction

This week we continued with the development of research design strategies and methods. Apart from that we were given a task to expand our bibliography and find new sources for thesis research.

Bibliography

Haidt, J., & Rose-Stockwell, T. (2019). The Power of Pixar: Exposure to Animated Diversity Influences Children’s Attitudes Toward Outgroups. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 19(1), 53-75. 

Babbitt, L., & Johnson, J. (2018). Inside Out and the socialization of emotions: Animating children’s understanding of mental states. Developmental Psychology, 54(9), 1685-1698. 

Carter-Sowell, A. R., & Tien, L. T. (2019). Gender representation in animated films: A content analysis of children’s movies from 1937 to 2018. Sex Roles, 81(9-10), 581-597. 

Cheng, H. W., & Tong, S. T. (2020). Portrayals of female leadership and decision-making in Disney and Pixar animated feature films. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 64(4), 579-598. 

Gray, K. L., & Thompson, C. P. (2019). Empathy and diversity in Pixar’s Inside Out. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(4), 438-450. 

Introduction

This week we studied the different research methods which we will use in our thesis.

Research Methods

Research methods are the strategies, processes or techniques utilized in the collection of data or evidence for analysis in order to uncover new information or create better understanding of a topic

Types of Research

• Qualitative Research gathers data about lived experiences, emotions or behaviours, and the meanings individuals attach to them. It assists in enabling researchers to gain a better understanding of complex concepts, social interactions or cultural phenomena. This type of research is useful in the exploration of how or why things have occurred, interpreting events and describing actions.

• Quantitative Research  gathers numerical data which can be ranked, measured or categorised through statistical analysis. It assists with uncovering patterns or relationships, and for making generalisations. This type of research is useful for finding out how many, how much, how often, or to what extent.

• Mixed Method Research  integrates both Qualitative and Quantitative Research. It provides a holistic approach combining and analysing the statistical data with deeper contextualised insights. Using Mixed Methods also enables Triangulation, or verification, of the data from two or more sources.

Research method for my Thesis

I am planning to use qualitative research for my thesis as I am going to self-analyse the films and see their impact and outcomes.

Introduction

This week we discussed the thesis proposal structure which we will be submitting by the end of this term.

Thesis Proposal Structure

A thesis will usually contain most or all the following sections:

• Title page

• Abstract

• Acknowledgements

• Contents page(s)

• Introduction

• Literature review (sometimes within the introduction) Materials/sources and methods (can be part of every chapter if these are different per chapter)

• Methodology (all approaches, and methods applied to develop findings, including any not covered in Literature review)

• Themed topic chapters

• Results

• Discussion or Findings

• Conclusions

• References

• Appendices