| Other author/creator | Gerbner, George. |
| Other author/creator | Morgan, Michael, 1953 April 15- |
| Other author/creator | Earp, Jeremy screenwriter, director. |
| Other author/creator | Morris, Scott, director. |
| Other author/creator | Jhally, Sut interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Media Education Foundation. |
| Portion of title |
Media violence & the cultivation of fear [videorecording] |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A tidal wave of violence -- It's like the fish in the water -- The mean world syndrome -- Mean people -- The fallout. |
| Abstract |
"For years, debates have raged among scholars, politicians, and concerned parents about the effects of media violence on viewers. Too often these debates have descended into simplistic battles between those who claim that media messages directly cause violence and those who argue that activists exaggerate the impact of media exposure altogether. The Mean World Syndrome, based on the groundbreaking work of media scholar George Gerbner, urges us to think about media effects in more nuanced ways. Ranging from Hollywood movies and prime-time dramas to reality programming and the local news, the film examines how media violence feeds a fear-charged cultural environment that cultivates a heightened state of insecurity, exaggerated perceptions of risk and danger, and an appetite for hard-line and repressive political solutions to social problems. A provocative and accessible introduction to cultivation analysis, media effects research, and the subject of media influence and media violence"--Container. |
| Local note | Little-305131066674%--DVD |
| General note | "Based on the work of media scholar George Gerbner"--Container. |
| General note | Extra features: Media as storytellers: "nothing to tell, but a lot to sell" ; A mean world case study: child abductions ; Further effects of the mean world syndrome: desensitization and acceleration. |
| Credits | Executive producer, Sut Jhally ; edited by Andrew Killoy ; camera, David Rabinovitz ; co-producers, Loretta Alper, Andrew Killoy, Jason Young. |
| Performer |
With George Gerbner (interviewed by Sut Jhally) and Michael Morgan. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In English with optional English subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| ISBN | 1932869387 |
| ISBN | 9781932869385 |
| UPC |
897952001250 |
