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Why We Watch: The Attractions of Violent Entertainment » Read Now
by Jeffrey Goldstein. 276 pgs.

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America is fascinated by violence - where it comes from in ourselves, how it spreads through society, and what effect it has on the next generation. This collection of essays examines numerous facets of violence in contemporary American culture, ranging across literature, film, philosophy, religion...
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America is fascinated by violence - where it comes from in ourselves, how it spreads through society, and what effect it has on the next generation. This collection of essays examines numerous facets of violence in contemporary American culture, ranging across literature, film, philosophy, religion, fairy tales, children's play, photojournalism, and sports. In particular, Why We Watch is the first book to offer a careful look at why we are drawn to depictions of violence and why there is a market for violent entertainment.
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Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment » Read Now
by Sissela Bok. 196 pgs.

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What is the effect of long-term exposure to media violence on our national character? While almost everyone has a strong opinion on this question, it is usually seen as a hopeless standoff between the threat of censorship and the threat of disintegrating public morality. In Mayhem, Sissela Bok...
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What is the effect of long-term exposure to media violence on our national character? While almost everyone has a strong opinion on this question, it is usually seen as a hopeless standoff between the threat of censorship and the threat of disintegrating public morality. In Mayhem, Sissela Bok brilliantly reframes the issue, showing that we need not feel so helpless.
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Violence and the Media » Read Now
by Cynthia Carter, C. Kay Weaver. 206 pgs.

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Violence and the Media: A Psychological Analysis, in International Journal of Instructional Media » Read Now
by Rafael Art Javier, William G. Herron, Louis Primavera. 18 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Hogan in their movies. CAN VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA IMPACT ON BEHAVIOR? It has...children constantly exposed to violence in the media are likely to incorporate...television...
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Ill Effects: The Media/Violence Debate » Read Now
by Martin Barker, Julian Petley. 229 pgs.

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Ill Effects revisits the 'media effects' debate. It asks why, when a particularly high-profile crime of violence is committed, there are those who blame film, television, video, pop music, and more recently, the Internet.
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Predicting Exposure to and Liking of Media Violence: A Uses and Gratifications Approach, in Communication Studies » Read Now
by Kathryn Greene, Marina Krcmar. 23 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Mass Media Effects on Violent Behavior, in Annual Review of Sociology » Read Now
by Richard B. Felson. 26 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...examining whether exposure to violence in the media affects the incidence...individual differences in the effects of media violence on aggression. J. Pers...Assoc. Gunter...
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The Context of Graphic Portrayals of Television Violence, in Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media » Read Now
by W. James Potter, Stacy Smith. 23 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Children in a Violent Society (Chap. 5 "Media Violence and Youth") » Read Now
by Joy D. Osofsky. 340 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

details the incidence aria scope of the violence epidemic and examines the developmental impact of violence on children. Contributors describe several exemplary prevention and intervention programs currently in place around the country and propose a range of educational and policy initiatives.
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Youth Aggression and Violence: A Psychological Approach (Chap. 6 "Television and Media Violence") » Read Now
by Thomas G. Moeller. 421 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

The rash of school shootings in the late 1990s has generated a tremendous amount of public concern about youth aggression and violence. But students, trainees, and professionals who work with children and adolescents have had no concise or systematic survey of our current knowledge about causes and...
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The rash of school shootings in the late 1990s has generated a tremendous amount of public concern about youth aggression and violence. But students, trainees, and professionals who work with children and adolescents have had no concise or systematic survey of our current knowledge about causes and effective approaches to intervention and prevention on which to draw. Youth Aggression and Violence has filled the void. Comprehensive and readable, it: * utilizes theory and research from the developmental psychology of "normal" children and adolescents, as well as material on "abnormal" forms of development, such as disruptive behavior disorders and juvenile delinquency; * situates youthful aggression and violence within the overall framework of children's moral development; * integrates quantitative research with carefully considered qualitative research and case studies; * discusses the genetic and biological underpinnings of youthful aggression, as well as family and social factors related to antisocial behavior; * emphasizes cognitive, motivational, and emotional processes involved in youth aggression and violence; * provides in-depth coverage of juvenile killers and school violence; * examines female aggression and violence in a variety of contexts; and * critically examines a number of questions frequently discussed in conjunction with youth violence, such as media violence, firearm accessibility, and the relationship between self-esteem and aggression.
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The Faces of Televisual Media: Teaching, Violence, Selling to Children » Read Now
by Edward L. Palmer, Brian M. Young. 401 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This collection offers original, state-of-the-art contributions from leading authorities in children's televisual media. International researchers from communication and psychology provide readers with ready access to current televisual research, trends, and policy-making/political climate issues...
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This collection offers original, state-of-the-art contributions from leading authorities in children's televisual media. International researchers from communication and psychology provide readers with ready access to current televisual research, trends, and policy-making/political climate issues pertaining to children. This second edition provides a current summary of studies on content, viewing patterns, comprehension, effects, and individual differences in instructional and educational programming, televisual entertainment and violence programming, and televisual advertising to children. This volume informs ongoing debates across a broad spectrum of current critical issues, and suggests avenues for future research. It is pertinent and provocative for the most sophisticated scholar in the field, as well as for students in areas of developmental or social psychology, communication, education, sociology, marketing, broadcasting and film, public policy, advertising, and medicine/pediatrics. It is also appropriate for courses in children, media, and society.
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Media Effects: Advances in Theory and Research (Chap. 10 "Effects of Media Violence") » Read Now
by Jennings Bryant, Dolf Zillmann. 634 pgs.

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This classic volume on media effects theory and research has been updated and expanded to reflect new and current directions in research and theory. New topics, chapters, and contributors give a fresh take on this perennially popular subject. Reflecting recent developments in this rapidly evolving...
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This classic volume on media effects theory and research has been updated and expanded to reflect new and current directions in research and theory. New topics, chapters, and contributors give a fresh take on this perennially popular subject. Reflecting recent developments in this rapidly evolving area, editors Jennings Bryant and Dolf Zillmann have expanded this second edition to 22 chapters from the original 16. All the chapters from the previous edition are included here, extensively revised and updated. Newly added chapters reflect areas of current or renewed interests in media effects study: media consumption and its underlying reception processes; intermedia processes; educational and prosocial effects; individual differences in media effects; new effects on issue perception; and third person effects. With contributions from some of the finest scholars in the discipline, Media Effects serves not only as a comprehensive reference volume for media effects study but also as an exceptional textbook for advanced courses in media effects. As this area of study continues to evolve, Media Effects will serve as a benchmark of theory and research for current and future generations of scholars.
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The Psychology of Entertainment Media: Blurring the Lines between Entertainment and Persuasion (Chap. Eleven "Paths from Television Violence to Aggression: Reinterpreting the Evidence") » Read Now
by L. J. Shrum. 360 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

The Psychology of Entertainment Media provides a cutting-edge look at how entertainment media affects its viewers, both in intended and unintended ways, and the psychological processes that underlie these effects. The collection represents an international, multidisciplinary investigation of an...
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The Psychology of Entertainment Media provides a cutting-edge look at how entertainment media affects its viewers, both in intended and unintended ways, and the psychological processes that underlie these effects. The collection represents an international, multidisciplinary investigation of an age-old process--persuasion--in a relatively new guise, which includes product placements, brand films, television programs, and sponsorships. The collection covers three broad areas: *the potential effects of embedding promotions within entertainment media content; *the persuasive power of the entertainment media content itself; and *individual differences in the interplay between media usage and media effects. Contributions focus on a variety of topics, including product placement, subliminal perception, narrative impact, cultivation effects on consumers, and individual differences in media use. Virtually all the chapters speak to the issue of how entertainment media are processed, with the conclusion that media consumers do tend to process entertainment and promotional information differently. Providing a broad perspective on how entertainment media may have an effect that goes largely unnoticed or unattended by consumers, this volume makes a substantial contribution toward creating a more knowledgeable field, as well as a more knowledgeable consumer. With its origins in the 21st Annual Advertising and Consumer Psychology Conference, the volume represents scholarship from prominent and emerging scholars in psychology, marketing, and communications. It is appropriate for advanced students and scholars in marketing, advertising, psychology, and mass communication; for research-focused practitioners working in marketing, advertising, and public policy; and for individuals interested in entertainment studies, consumer behavior, attitudes, persuasion, media studies, and consumer psychology.
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Media Ethics: A Philosophical Approach (Chap. 6 "Violence in the Media") » Read Now
by Matthew Kieran. 168 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

From attempting to inform us about current events to entertaining us with imagined worlds, the media has a primary influence upon how we conceive the world, ourselves, and others. Consequently, the moral complexities, dilemmas, and duties that arise in relation to journalism and the media are...
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From attempting to inform us about current events to entertaining us with imagined worlds, the media has a primary influence upon how we conceive the world, ourselves, and others. Consequently, the moral complexities, dilemmas, and duties that arise in relation to journalism and the media are difficult to negotiate. Critically developing a philosophical approach to conceptualizing the aim of journalism; the nature of good, impartial reporting; and moral restrictions concerning lies, deceit, violence, and censorship, this book argues for substantive positions concerning what we should, rationally, hold as the moral rights and duties of journalists and the media.
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