Authors: National Television Violence Study Staff
ISBN-13: 9780761910886, ISBN-10: 0761910883
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date Published: March 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)
This third annual report presents comparative year-to-year data on the nature of violence on television across programme genres and channel types in the United States. It contains an analysis of how the new television rating system was initially implemented and tracks trends over three years in the use of programme advisories and content codes. It also evaluates public service announcements designed to prevent handgun violence among adolescents. Finally, it provides new analyses of 'high risk' presentations of violence most likely to adversely affect younger audiences.
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
Pt. I | Violence in Television Programming Overall: University of California, Santa Barbara Study | 3 |
Appendix 1 | National Television Violence Study: Sample of Programs for Content Analysis, 1994-1995 | 160 |
Appendix 2 | Codebook for Television Violence in Programming Overall | 185 |
Pt. II | Television Violence in "Reality" Programming: University of Texas, Austin Study | 269 |
Appendix 1 | Reality Shows in the 1994-1995 Sample | 305 |
Appendix 2 | Anti-Violent Messages in the 1994-1995 Reality Programs | 309 |
Appendix 3 | Tables and Figures | 314 |
Appendix 4 | Codebook for Television Violence in Reality Programming | 326 |
Pt. III | Ratings and Advisories for Television Programming: University of Wisconsin, Madison Study | 361 |
Children's Responses to Ratings and Advisories | 366 | |
Effects of Advisories and Ratings on Parent-Child Discussions of Television Viewing Choices | 389 | |
College Students' Interest in Movies on Television as a Function of MPAA Ratings | 394 | |
The Use of Advisories and Ratings in the Composite Week of Television | 398 | |
General Discussion of Findings and Implications | 407 | |
Pt. IV | Assessment of Television's Anti-Violence Messages: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Study | 413 |
References | 531 | |
Index | 553 |