The mean world syndrome [videorecording] : media violence & the cultivation of fear / written & directed by Jeremy Earp ; produced by Scott Morris ; executive producer: Sut Jhally ; co-producers: Loretta Alper, Andrew Killoy, and Jason Young
2010
P96.V5 M43 2010
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The mean world syndrome [videorecording] : media violence & the cultivation of fear / written & directed by Jeremy Earp ; produced by Scott Morris ; executive producer: Sut Jhally ; co-producers: Loretta Alper, Andrew Killoy, and Jason Young
ISBN
1932869387
9781932869385
9781932869385
Imprint
Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, c2010.
Language
English
Language Note
In English with optional English subtitles.
Description
1 videodisc (51 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers
897952001250
Call Number
P96.V5 M43 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
302.234
Summary
"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.
Note
"Based on the work of media scholar George Gerbner"--Container.
With George Gerbner (interviewed by Sut Jhally) and Michael Morgan.
With George Gerbner (interviewed by Sut Jhally) and Michael Morgan.
Credits
Edited by Andrew Killoy ; camera: David Rabinovitz.
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DVD.
Added Corporate Author
Media Education Foundation.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
A tidal wave of violence
It's like the fish in the water
The mean world syndrome
Mean people
The fallout. 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.
A tidal wave of violence
It's like the fish in the water
The mean world syndrome
Mean people
The fallout. 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.