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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.
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, 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.
Blaming the media for reproducing and extolling unrealistic female
bodies has almost become a popular truism. Even medical opinion
notes that the media can influence young women to starve themselves
and therefore act as a possible causal factor of disordered eating.
Yet surprisingly, little work has addressed either the nature of
media representations of the body, or the ways in which audiences
interpret and use such images in our contemporary cultural context.
The Media and Body Image addresses this lack and: - Draws together
literature from sociology, gender studies and psychology - Brings
together new empirical work on both media representations and
audience responses - Offers a broad discussion of this topic in the
context of socio-cultural change, gender politics, and
self-identity.
`This is a very impressive piece of thorough scholarship. It is an
important book that highlights the need to consider gender when
developing policies to respond to interpersonal violence. It is
written in a clear and accessible style and should be required
reading for all criminal justice students.' - Dr Malcolm Cowburn,
Sheffield Hallam University This comprehensive text provides an
overview of the relationship between violence, gender, crime and
justice. It brings together theory with contemporary cases to
enable the reader to understand the key concepts, issues and
connections involved. Enlightening and accessible, the book
examines the experiences and treatment of men and women as victims
and criminals. It explores whether and how offending patterns
differ according to gender, and investigates the connections
between gender, offending and victimisation. The book covers
different types of inter-personal violence including sexual
violence, 'domestic' violence, 'domestic' murder, male-on-male
violence and child abuse. It explores how sexual and 'domestic'
violence have been represented in the media, in the law and in
criminal justice processes. Not only does the book present a
comprehensive introduction to the field, it also offers reflective
questions at the end of each chapter to enable the reader to
integrate and interrogate the material covered. Chapter summaries
and annotated bibliographies enhance the learning process by
helping students to consolidate and further investigate key points.
This book is essential for students and academics in criminology,
criminal justice, sociology and gender studies.
Blaming the media for reproducing and extolling unrealistic female
bodies has almost become a popular truism. Even medical opinion
notes that the media can influence young women to starve themselves
and therefore act as a possible causal factor of disordered eating.
Yet surprisingly, little work has addressed either the nature of
media representations of the body, or the ways in which audiences
interpret and use such images in our contemporary cultural context.
The Media and Body Image addresses this lack and: - Draws together
literature from sociology, gender studies and psychology - Brings
together new empirical work on both media representations and
audience responses - Offers a broad discussion of this topic in the
context of socio-cultural change, gender politics, and
self-identity.
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