Tel T 192 1st Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I What do adolescents learn from sexual portrayals II Solutions III Teen Mom Reality TV Outline of Current Lecture II Media Violence Current Lecture Media Violence o Media Violence and Aggression Violence has long been a staple of entertainment media Public concern about media violence and youth aggression Violent messages in the media o Television George Gerbner s Work Definition of violence included accidents and natural disasters National Television Violence Study Narrow definition of violence Examined contextual features Results o Perpetrator o Graphic Violence o Rewards and Punishments o Consequences o Humor o Conclusions o Other media Films DVDs Violence has increased over time Ratings Creep Video Games Most games involve some kind of physical aggression and injury to another in order to advance to next level Music Very few studies in this area Work has focused on imagery rather than the lyrics These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Rap hip hop is typically the most violent across genre o Accumulation of Evidence Content Analyses Survey Work Experiments Longitudinal Studies Meta Analyses o Huesmann and Eron Same set of kids over 22 years Early tv viewing predicted aggressive behavior later in life boys only Early aggression did not lead to watching TV violence
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