Television violence and public policy / edited by James T. Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Hamilton, James, 1961-

Conference Name:

Duke Conference on Media Violence and Public Policy (1996 : Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence on television--Congresses.

Violence on television.

Television broadcasting policy--United States--Congresses.

Television broadcasting policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discusses why and how we should rate the content of television programs for violence.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface""; ""1. Media Violence and Public Policy / James T. Hamilton""; ""2. Content Analysis of Entertainment Television: The Importance of Context / Barbara J. Wilson, Edward Donnerstein, Daniel Linz, Dale Kunkel, James Potter, Stacy L. Smith, Eva Blumenthal, and Tim Gray""; ""3. Content Analysis of Entertainment Television: New Methodological Developments / James Potter, Daniel Linz, Barbara J. Wilson, Dale Kunkel, Edward Donnerstein, Stacy L. Smith, Eva Blumenthal, and Tim Gray""

""4. Content Analysis of Entertainment Television: The 1994�95 Results / Barbara J. Wilson, Stacy L. Smith, James Potter, Daniel Linz, Edward Donnerstein, Dale Kunkel, Eva Blumenthal, and Tim Gray""""5. Content Analysis of Entertainment Television: Implications for Public Policy / Dale Kunkel, Barbara J. Wilson, James Potter, Daniel Linz, Edward Donnerstein, Stacy L. Smith, and Eva Blumenthal""

""6. Television Visual Violence in Reality Programs: Differences across Genres / Dominic Lasorsa, Wayne Danielson, Ellen Wartella, D. Charles Whitney, Marlies Klijn, Rafael Lopez, and Adriana Olivarez""""7. Ratings and Advisories: Implications for the New Ratings System for Television / Joanne Cantor, Kristen Harrison, and Marina Krcmar""; ""8. Does Viewer Discretion Prompt Advertiser Discretion? The Impact of Violence Warnings on the Television Advertising Market / James T. Hamilton""

""9. Stop the Violence: Lessons from Antiviolence Campaigns Using Mass Media / Myra Gregory Knight, Karen Kemp, Jane D. Brown, and Frank Biocca""""10. Framing of the Television Violence Issue in Newspaper Coverage / Cynthia Hoffner""; ""11. A First Glance at the Constitutionality of the V-Chip Ratings System / Matthew L. Spitzer""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Index""

Notes:

Essays originally presented at the Duke Conference on Media Violence and Public Policy, held at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy on June 28-29, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-59407-9

9786612594076

0-472-02328-4