Communication and terrorism: public and media responses to 9/11
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In: The Hampton Press communication series
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Volume 33, Issue 2, p. 183-186
ISSN: 1552-3381
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Volume 33, Issue 2
ISSN: 0002-7642
In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Volume 38, Issue 4, p. 531
ISSN: 1537-5331
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Volume 38, Issue 4, p. 531-547
ISSN: 0033-362X
A study of British school children was undertaken to determine whether the f of watching TV programs with recurrent violent themes was positively related to aggressive attitudes. It was a "virtual replication" of a US study by J. R. Dominick & B. S. Greenberg ("Attitudes Toward Violence: The Interaction of Television, Family Attitudes, and Social Class," in TELEVISION AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, VOL 3: TELEVISION AND ADOLESCENT AGGRESSIVENESS, G. A. Comstock & E. A. Rubinstein, Ed's, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1971). In 1972, 726 London school children aged 9, 12, & 15 were selected, to obtain a sample representative in terms of SC, sex, & race. S's interviewed by means of a self-administered questionnaire which was designed to measure aggressive attitudes ("perceived effectiveness of using violence to solve problems" & "personal willingness to use violence to solve problems") & exposure to violent & nonviolent programs. Findings were very similar to US data, in terms of both direction & magnitude of the relationship: the relationship between "watching programs high in violent themes & aggressive attitudes" exists, but it is a moderate one. In addition, the relationship persists when the influence of exposure to other types of programs is removed & when children are differentiated by SC, age, & race. However, the relationships do not persist for western, as opposed to other types of violent programs. A portion of the discussion deals with certain other covariates whose relationships suggest possibilities for future research. 8 Tables. Modified HA.
In: Journal of broadcasting: publ. quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 2, p. 173-188
ISSN: 2331-415X
In: Journalism quarterly, Volume 49, Issue 1, p. 5-14
In: Journalism quarterly: JQ ; devoted to research in journalism and mass communication, Volume 49, p. 5-14
ISSN: 0196-3031, 0022-5533
In: Journalism quarterly: JQ ; devoted to research in journalism and mass communication, Volume 49, Issue 1, p. 5-14
ISSN: 0196-3031, 0022-5533
In: Journalism quarterly, Volume 43, Issue 4, p. 665-670
In: Journalism quarterly: JQ ; devoted to research in journalism and mass communication, Volume 43, p. 665-670
ISSN: 0196-3031, 0022-5533
In: Journalism quarterly: JQ ; devoted to research in journalism and mass communication, Volume 43, Issue 4, p. 665-670
ISSN: 0196-3031, 0022-5533
In: Journalism quarterly, Volume 41, Issue 4, p. 489-494