Crime and the Media

• Drill Music


  Lyrically linking violence and bad language, using videos to communicate ideas.
• Key Evidence


  Bandura's Bobo doll study shows how children directly copy violence in the media because of their exposure to violent media.
• Real Life examples


  Ted Bundy killed over 30 girls and claimed that he developed his violence from pornography and sex in the media.
• Evaluating Violence and the Media

  Gauntlett analysed hundreds of studies into violence and the media and found no correlation at all.
• Feminist View


  Morgan - 'pornography is the theory, rape is the practice'
• Evaluating feminists 


  Women use pornography the most, and sexual violence is higher in cultures with less access to pornography or open about sex.
• Impact on world


  Gerbner - mean world syndrome

  Williams and Dickinson - British newspapers devote 30% space to crime

  Soothill and Walby - reports of violent and sexual crimes has risen significantly in the last 50 years.