メディアと暴力：１１の神話 The 11 Myths of Media Violence

著者名：Potter, W. James

SAGE Publications, Inc（2002/10/23発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9780761927358
• eISBN：9781506320762
• NDC分類：361.45

Description

The 11 Myths of Media Violence clearly explains why media violence has not only been allowed but encouraged to escalate. Esteemed author W. James Potter challenges many of our assumptions about the relationship between media and violence. He argues that these assumptions are the primary barriers preventing us from confronting the issue of violence in films, TV, and video games.

Students and scholars of Mass Media, Communications, Film, and Sociology will find The 11 Myths of Media Violence inspires passionate discussion and innovative research. Consumer activists, teachers, and families will find it an essential resource and invaluable step toward finding solutions to this critical social issue.

Table of Contents

Current Content
Myth 1: Violence in the media does not affect me, but others are at high risk.
Myth 2: The media are not responsible for the negative effects of their violent messages.
Myth 3: Children are especially vulnerable to risks of effects from exposure to media violence.
Myth 4: There is too much violence in the media.
Myth 5: Violence in the media reflects violence in society.
Myth 6: The media are only responding to market desires.
Myth 7: Vioence is an essential element in all fiction.
Myth 8: Reducing the amount of violence in the media will solve the problem.
Myth 9: The First Amendment protects the media from restrictions on violence.
Myth 10: Rating systems and V-chip will help solve the problem.
Myth 11: There is nothing I can do to make an effect on reducing the problem.
Prognosis for Improvement
References
Index