COMM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Payne Fund Studies, Pressure Cooking, Motor Vehicle Theft

• School: U of M
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 102
• Professor: Scott Campbell

Document Summary

Every 26. 2 seconds there is 1 violent crime. Every 3. 5s there is 1 property crime. Us adult pop in 2011 was 239 mill. Over 6. 98 mill people were under some form of correctional supervision. Usa has very high proportion of pop in jail compared to other countries. 61% of americans think there is too much violence on tv. 58% of americans think there is too much profanity. Content analyses of prime-time tv in 50s and 60s. Message system analysis by cultivation researchers (starting in 1967) National tv violence study (oct 1994-june 1997) One of the goals was to come up with a concrete definition of violence. Any overt depiction of a credible threat of physical force. Intended to physically harm an animate being or group of beings. Certain depictions of physically harmful consequences against an animate being or group that occur as a result of unseen violent means. No physical pain or harm to the victim.