On media violence
By: W. James Potter.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Violence in mass media; Mass media -- Social aspects; Mass media -- Influence
Description: "On Media Violence is a definitive examination of this hotly debated social topic. Media scholar W. James Potter asks provocative questions such as: How much media violence is there? What are the meanings conveyed in the way violence is portrayed? What effect does it have on viewers individually, as members of particular groups, and as members of society?"--BOOK JACKET.

"On Media Violence is essential reading for students and scholars of media studies, communication theory, popular culture, social psychology, and sociology."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-285) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Overview and introduction; title: Theories of media violence; title: Effects of exposure to media violence; title: Violent content on television; title: Violence; title: Schema and context; title: Levels of analysis; title: Development; title: Effects; title: Risk; title: The inndustry's perspective; title: Effects methodologies and methods; title: Content analysis of media violence; title: Axioms and dictionary; title: Propositions.