Harm and Offence in Media Content : A Review of the Evidence.

By: Millwood, AndreaContributor(s): Livingstone, SoniaMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Bristol : Intellect Books Ltd, 2006Copyright date: ©2009Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (346 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781841502939Subject(s): Mass media -- Influence | Mass media and childrenGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Harm and Offence in Media Content: A Review of the EvidenceDDC classification: 302.23 LOC classification: HQ784.M3 -- H37 2009ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Front Cover -- Preliminary Pages -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 The Policy Context -- 2 Researching Media Effects -- 3 Television -- 4 Film, Video and DVD -- 5 Electronic Games -- 6 Internet -- 7 Telephony -- 8 Radio and Music -- 9 Print -- 10 Advertising -- 11 Regulation in the Home -- 12 Conclusions -- Annex I Methodological Considerations in Researching Harm and Offence -- Annex II The Legal Framework of English Law Regulating Media Content -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
Summary: In today's media and communications environment, pressing questions arise regarding the media's potential for harm, especially in relation to children. This fully revised edition offers a unique and comprehensive analysis of the latest research on content-related media harm and offence. For the first time, a balanced, critical account brings together findings on both established and newer, interactive media. Arguing against asking simple questions about media effects, the case is made for contextualising media content and use within a multi-factor, risk-based framework in order to guide future research and policy formation.
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Front Cover -- Preliminary Pages -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 The Policy Context -- 2 Researching Media Effects -- 3 Television -- 4 Film, Video and DVD -- 5 Electronic Games -- 6 Internet -- 7 Telephony -- 8 Radio and Music -- 9 Print -- 10 Advertising -- 11 Regulation in the Home -- 12 Conclusions -- Annex I Methodological Considerations in Researching Harm and Offence -- Annex II The Legal Framework of English Law Regulating Media Content -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

In today's media and communications environment, pressing questions arise regarding the media's potential for harm, especially in relation to children. This fully revised edition offers a unique and comprehensive analysis of the latest research on content-related media harm and offence. For the first time, a balanced, critical account brings together findings on both established and newer, interactive media. Arguing against asking simple questions about media effects, the case is made for contextualising media content and use within a multi-factor, risk-based framework in order to guide future research and policy formation.

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