Deciphering Violence - The Cognitive Structure of Right and Wrong (Paperback, New)

In the current information age, Americans are bombarded daily with stories and images portraying a rising tide of violence. Drawing on media that includes television, newspaper, fiction, film, painting and photography, as well as interviews and focus groups, Karen Cerulo explores the ways in which individuals think about, depict and evaluate violence. Moving beyond typical studies that focus on violent story content, Deciphering Violence decodes the role of story structure itself and how the sequencing of facts can systematically influence our moral judgements of violent acts. The book identifies institutionalized forms of violent storytelling and raises new possibilities both for decreasing public tolerance of violence and increasing social control of the phenomenon.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Karen A. Cerulo
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	201
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-91799-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN:	0-415-91799-9
Barcode:	9780415917995

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