1st Edition
Violence on Television Distribution, Form, Context, and Themes
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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Concern about violence on television has been publicly debated for the past 50 years. TV violence has repeatedly been identified as a significant causal agent in relation to the prevalence of crime and violence in society. Critics have accused the medium of presenting excessive quantities of violence, to the point where it is virtually impossible for viewers to avoid it. This book presents the... Read more
Contents: Preface. Violence on Television: The Parameters of Concern. Issues of Measurement and Analysis. Amount and Distribution of Violence on Television. Form of Violence on Television. Motives and Consequences of Violence on Television. Gender and Violence on Television. Children and Violence on Television. Violence in Soaps. News Values and Violence. Violence on Television in Britain and the United States. Violence on Television and Helping the Audience.
Biography
Barrie Gunter, Jackie Harrison, Maggie Wykes
"This book, Violence on Television, represents a good model for how to effectively examine the content on TV. The authors are to be commended for their presentation of the many examples of research studies that are relevant to their analyses."
—Contemporary Psychology APA REVIEW OF BOOKS
