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The mean world syndrome, media violence & the cultivation of fear, written & directed by Jeremy Earp ; produced by Scott Morris

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The mean world syndrome, media violence & the cultivation of fear, written & directed by Jeremy Earp ; produced by Scott Morris
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eng
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Main title
The mean world syndrome
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897765616
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Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2010
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written & directed by Jeremy Earp ; produced by Scott Morris
Runtime
51
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media violence & the cultivation of fear
Summary
For years, debates have raged among scholars, politicians, and concerned parents about the effects of media violence on viewers. Too often these debates have fallen into simplistic battles between those who claim that media images directly cause violence and those who argue that activists exaggerate the impact of media exposure. Based on interviews conducted with George Gerbner before his death in 2005, the film urges us to think about media effects in more nuanced ways. In contrast to behaviorist models that see media violence as causing real-world violence, and limited effects models that question the impact of media altogether, Gerbner encourages us to move outside the frame of this debate to consider how the repetitive stories media tell constitute a pervasive cultural environment - a landscape of ritualized, often violent images that have the power to cultivate how we see and understand the world. An accessible and provocative introduction to Gerbner's thought and the subject of media influence and media violence
Table Of Contents
A tidal wave of violence -- It's like the fish in the water -- The mean world syndrome -- Mean people -- The fallout
Technique
live action
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