The 11 myths of media violence / W. James Potter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Potter, W. James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence in mass media.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 259 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Eleven myths of media violence

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Challenging beliefs and assumptions about the relationship between media and violence, Potter provides an in depth review of how governments, journalists and researchers are part of the problem and raises important questions that place the reader at the heart of the conflict.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 - CURRENT CONTEXT; 2 - MYTH 1: Violence in the media does not affect me, but others are at high risk; 3 - MYTH 2: The media are not responsible for the negative effects of their violent messages; 4 - MYTH 3: Children are especially vulnerable to the risks of negative exposure to media violence.; 5 - MYTH 4: There is too much violence in the media.; 6 - MYTH 5: Violence in the media reflects violence in society.; 7 - MYTH 6: The media are only responding to market desires.; 8 - MYTH 7: Violence is an essential element in all fiction.

9 - MYTH 8: Reducing the amount of violence in the media will solve the problem.10 - MYTH 9: The First Amendment protects the media from restrictions on violence.; 11 - MYTH 10: The rating systems and V-chip will help solve the problem.; 12 - MYTH 11: There is nothing I can do to make an effect on reducing the problem.; REFERENCES; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-249) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781506320762

1506320767

9781452229621

1452229627

9780761927341

0761927344

9781452262925

1452262926

OCLC:

809772286