Violence on Television: An Analysis of Amount, Nature, Location and Origin of Violence in British Programmes Contributor(s): Gunter, Barrie (Author), Harrison, Jackie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415172608 ISBN-13: 9780415172608 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1998 Annotation: "Violence on Television" presents a quantitative analysis of the amount of violence on British television, placing great emphasis on investigating the character of violent portrayals and the contexts in which they occur. The authors explain the research methodology and look at the problems of measuring and quantifying violence on television. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Media Studies |
Dewey: 302.234 |
LCCN: 97023330 |
Lexile Measure: 1490 |
Series: Routledge Progress in Psychology |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.38" W x 9.52" (1.40 lbs) 344 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Television is often accused of showing too much violence. However, it is rare that anyone stops to ask what this statement means. Violence on Television provides an objective analysis of the violence on television, how much there is and what form it takes. |