CMST 3K03 Lecture 6: Effects Model
26 Sep 2018
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People have resisted against the negative outcomes of media violence, most agree with it. Number of texts, studies, research, incalculable how many articles are on media violence. Can"t come to a consensus - no answer. Does not quite replicate: mistaking correlation or methodological errors for causation, entertainment media is privileged, news media disregarded when it comes to the issue of media violence. Criticism and research is selective: assumes superiority to masses, not researcher"s vulnerability to effects of media (ignored, unconcerned with meaning of representations. Differences in how audiences interpret/respond to the violence and what the meaning truly is in context: not grounded in any consistent or theoretical perspective. Yet there is evidence to suggest that consuming entertainment media violence can make audiences more aggressive or violent (aggressive stimulation/catalytic theory).
