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Title:
The mean world syndrome [videorecording] : media violence & the cultivation of fear / written & directed by Jeremy Earp ; produced by Scott Morris ; executive producer: Sut Jhally.
Author:
Gerbner, George.

Morgan, Michael, 1953 Apr. 15-

Earp, Jeremy.

Jhally, Sut.

Morris, Scott.

Media Education Foundation.
Publication Information:
Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, c2010.
Call Number:
P96.V5 M4236 2010
Abstract:
"For years, debates have raged among scholars, politicians, and concerned parents about the effects of media violence on viewers. Too often these debates have descended into simplistic battles between those who claim that media messages directly cause violence and those who argue that activists exaggerate the impact of media exposure altogether. The Mean World Syndrome, based on the groundbreaking work of media scholar George Gerbner, urges us to think about media effects in more nuanced ways. Ranging from Hollywood movies and prime-time dramas to reality programming and the local news, the film examines how media violence forms a pervasive cultural environment that cultivates in heavy viewers, especially, a heightened state of insecurity, exaggerated perceptions of risk and danger, and a fear-driven propensity for hard-line political solutions to social problems. A provocative and accessible introduction to cultivation analysis, media effects research, and the subject of media influence and media violence more generally"--Container.
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ISBN:
9781932869385
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approx. 75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"Based on the work of media scholar George Gerbner"--Container.

Extra features: Media as storytellers: "nothing to tell, but a lot to sell" ; A mean world case study: child abductions ; Further effects of the mean world syndrome: desensitization and acceleration.
Added Title:
GWC 4017.
Contents:
Introduction -- A tidal wave of violence -- It's like the fish in the water -- The mean world syndrome -- Mean people -- The fallout.
Terms Governing Use:
Public performance rights - GCC.

Public performance rights - GWC.

Public performance rights - MCC.
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