Mayhem
Subtitle: violence as public entertainment
By: Sissela Bok
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Reading, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780201489798
Subjects: Violence dans les médias; Violence in mass media
Description: Examines the impact of entertainment violence on viewers, beginning with a discussion of the gladiatorial games in ancient Rome; considers the findings of modern research; addresses the dilemma between unregulated violent programming and government control; and looks at creative ways to guard against the effects of media violence.
Notes: "A Merloyd Lawrence book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-181) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: pt.1. The paradox of entertainment violence; title: Feasts of violence; title: Recoil and recognition; title: The thrill of the kill; title: "But movies are not real"; title: Transforming violence; title: pt.2. The impact of media violence; title: Double takes; title: Sizing up the effects; title: Fear; title: Desensitization; title: Appetite for more violence; title: Aggression; title: pt.3. Censorship; title: A perceived dilemma; title: The will to ban and censor; title: Geneva and the banning of spectacles; title: Singapore, Asian values, and the Internet; title: Journalists and media violence; title: Adult rights, children's needs, and the law; title: pt.4. Opportunity; title: Openings for change; title: Caveat emptor; title: Media literacy; title: Collective action; title: National initiatives; title: Notes.