CMST 2TM6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fredric Wertham, Seduction Of The Innocent, Thematic Apperception Test
16 Jan 2019
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Set of concepts that attempts to understand the effect of media on individuals behaviour and well-being. There is at present in all media, especially as they effect children, a pattern of violence, sadism, blood-lust, callous disregard for human life. Three youngsters tell of jewelry theft: had it all mapped out (true story) Duess test: kids provide endings to 10 fable like stories. Crimes shall never be presented in such a way as to create sympathy for the criminal. Policemen, judges, government officials, and respected institutions shall never be presented in such a way as to create disrespect for established authority. In every instance good shall triumph over evil and criminal punished for his misdeeds. All character shall be depicted in dress reasonably acceptable to society. The treatment of love romance stories and the sanctity of marriage. Divorce shall not be treated humorously nor represented as desirable. No ecological somorphism (experiments in the lab vs irl)
