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soc unit 2
Sociology unit 2
media and aud violence in media
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Cartharsis
means
media violence doesnt cause more violence but actually
reduces
it
Catharsis allows people to live out their fantasies in media violence than in
real life
The exaggeration of fear of violence gerbner means
those who watch more tv have an exaggerated fear of violence
Anderson
et al claims research that media violence increased likelihood of
aggressive
and violent behaviour
both
immediately
and in
long
term
2 examples of factors that may relate to increased aggression and negative thinking and decrease in empathy
Peer delinquency
and
media violence
DR
Melissa Westendorf Media violence
e.g
video games films youtube
Peer delinquency is number 1 increasw of what
aggrssion
Sensitisation definition exposure to violence in media has made ppl more what
sensitive
and less
tolerant
of real life violence
Example of a film that has violent behaviour
chucky
Example of a vid game that has violent behaviour
GTA
argued high profile case of
james bulger
that violence in media contributed to teen boys
murdering
the toddler what media effect model would agree
HSM directly effected behaviour on boys that acted out on media content being film of chucky following days of
chuckys torture methods
to a
toddler
Define violence
behaviour that can be
physical
and intends to cause
harm