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Violence on Television - Distribution, Form, Context, and Themes (Paperback, New Ed)
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Violence on Television - Distribution, Form, Context, and Themes (Paperback, New Ed)
Series: Routledge Communication Series
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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 findings of the largest British study of violence on TV ever
undertaken, funded by the broadcasting industry. The study was
carried out at the same time as similar industry-sponsored research
was being conducted in the United States. The research groups kept
in contact, and one chapter compares findings from Britain and the
U.S.A. The book concludes that it is misleading to accuse all
broadcasters of presenting excessive quantities of violence in
their schedules. This does not deny that problematic portrayals
were found. But the most gory, horrific and graphic scenes of
violence were generally contained within broadcasts available on a
subscription basis or in programs shown at times when few children
were expected to be watching. This factual analysis proves that
broadcasters were meeting their obligations under their national
regulatory codes of practice. 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 British and the United States.
Violence on Television andHelping the Audience.
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