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Mayhem : violence as public entertainment / Sissela Bok.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Reading, Mass. : Perseus Books, [1998]Copyright date: ©1998Description: x, 194 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0201489791
  • 9780201489798
  • 0738201456
  • 9780738201450
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.6
LOC classification:
  • P96.V5 B65 1998
Contents:
Introduction -- Pt. 1. The paradox of entertainment violence -- Feasts of Violence -- Recoil and Recognition -- The Thrill of the Kill -- "But Movies Are Not Real" -- Transforming Violence -- Pt. 2. The impact of media violence -- Double Takes -- Sizing Up the Effects -- Fear -- Desensitization -- Appetite for More Violence -- Aggression -- Pt. 3. Censorship -- A Perceived Dilemma -- The Will to Ban andCensor -- Geneva and the Banning of Spectacles -- Singapore, Asian Values, and the Internet -- Journalists and Media Violence -- Adult Rights, Children's Needs, and the Law -- Pt. 4. Opportunities -- Openings for Change -- Caveat Emptor -- Media Literacy -- Collective Action -- National Initiatives -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Author\
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 303.6 BOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A249403B

"A Merloyd Lawrence book.".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-181) and index.

Introduction -- Pt. 1. The paradox of entertainment violence -- Feasts of Violence -- Recoil and Recognition -- The Thrill of the Kill -- "But Movies Are Not Real" -- Transforming Violence -- Pt. 2. The impact of media violence -- Double Takes -- Sizing Up the Effects -- Fear -- Desensitization -- Appetite for More Violence -- Aggression -- Pt. 3. Censorship -- A Perceived Dilemma -- The Will to Ban andCensor -- Geneva and the Banning of Spectacles -- Singapore, Asian Values, and the Internet -- Journalists and Media Violence -- Adult Rights, Children's Needs, and the Law -- Pt. 4. Opportunities -- Openings for Change -- Caveat Emptor -- Media Literacy -- Collective Action -- National Initiatives -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Author\

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