1. Children 'at risk': a critical content analysis exploring representations of childhood in Canadian media from the first wave to the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ciotti, Sarah and Moore, Shannon A.
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SOCIAL participation , *WELL-being , *COVID-19 , *MASS media , *SARS-CoV-2 , *GENETIC mutation , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *SOCIAL constructionism , *GOVERNMENT regulation , *HEALTH status indicators , *MENTAL health , *RISK perception , *QUALITATIVE research , *CHILDREN'S health , *CONTENT analysis , *VICTIMS , *STAY-at-home orders , *EMPIRICAL research , *COVID-19 pandemic , *PUBLIC opinion , *SECONDARY analysis , *CHILDREN - Abstract
Building upon two previously published research papers exploring Canadian media reporting of childhood in the first wave of the pandemic, this paper investigates how constructions of childhood evolved from the first wave to the fourth wave of the pandemic. This qualitative research is guided by the central research question: Over the span of 2 years, from 2020 to 2022, what changes are evident in discourses reported within media focused on the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on Canadians under the age of 18 years? Findings from this study suggest that in the fourth wave young people were constructed as innocent victims of pandemic restrictions framed through an adult-centric lens; noticeably absent were representations of young people under the age of 18 in their voices. A key recommendation emerged from this study: any future research investigating the impact of the pandemic on young people under aged 18 years must include their full participation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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