Violence and its injury consequences in American movies: a public health perspective

McArthur, Donald; Peek‐Asa, Corinne; Webb, Timothy; Fisher, Kimberly; Cook, Bernard; Browne, Nickolas; Kraus, Jess F.

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“…Our work provides empirical support to those who argue that audiences of modern film accept, indeed expect, the graphic and gory details of violence (see McArthur et al, 2000; Rothman, Rothman, & Powers, 1990; Morag, 2000). How the degree of exposure to such violence shapes aggressiveness or desensitizes one to societal problems merits future research.…”

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A Content Analysis of Violence in American War Movies

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Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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In a content analysis of movie violence, we randomly selected twelve top-grossing American war films from four decades (1970 to 2002). We coded for implements of violence, length of violence, gore, and violence directed at noncombatants. We hypothesized that recently released war movies would be more violent than those released earlier. We found that films released since 1990 did contain more violence compared to others. Further, the intensity of gore increased in recently released movies.

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“…Many assume that the extent of violence in modern films is the result of a more socially acceptable attitude toward violence. Audiences of modern films have grown not only to accept but to expect realistic movies that portray the graphic, gory details of violence (McArthur et al, 2000; see also Rothman, Rothman, & Powers, 1990; Morag, 2000).…”

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A Content Analysis of Violence in American War Movies

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“…The director appears to be a sociologist, wielding a magnifying lens and microscope in a laboratory of light and shadow to examine violent events such as "Goodfellas." Martin Scorsese uses beautiful music, freeze-frame, narration, and other techniques to aestheticize violence in "Taxi Driver"; he observes the development of criminals with the eyes of a scholar, and the calm and intuitive view of bloody scenes in "Taxi Driver" can be attributed to Another way of expressing "violence aesthetics" [3].…”

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Violence in the Media is Helpful - Does It Lessen Violence in the Audience?

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2023

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Culture, Design and Social Development (CDSD 2022)

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There have been many debates over violent scenes for a long time. This paper's primary goal is to provide evidence for why violent scenes should not be summarily eliminated by examining their value to the media, as well as the factors that have led to their continued popularity among audiences. Both the subjective perspective of viewing violence in cinema as a form of artistic expression and the objective perspective of viewing violence in film as a source of violent conduct can be used to assess the validity of these claims. We looked at the genetic roots of aggression and the fascination with gory murders in an effort to understand both phenomena. We examined the prospective consequences on teens because exposure to violent scenes is inevitable for this age group.

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“…[2][3][4][5][6][7] However, whereas local television news content has been harshly criticized for a long time, 8 assessments of its portrayal of traumatic deaths and injuries have been rare. In this study, we focus on these concerns-and on why they should matter to health care professionals-through a comparison of a sample of local television news programming with real-world frequencies of traumatic injuries and deaths.…”

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Local television news coverage of traumatic deaths and injuries

McArthur¹

2001

Western Journal of Medicine

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ⅷ Objective To assess how local television news programs' reporting of injuries and deaths from traumatic causes compares with coroners' records of deaths and the estimated incidence of injuries in the same geographic area during the same time. ⅷ Methods Using epidemiologic methods, we identified the underlying cause of death or injury in each of 828 local television news stories broadcast in Los Angeles during late 1996 or early 1997 that concerned recent (<3 days) traumatic injuries or deaths in Los Angeles County. Odds ratios were computed using deaths by homicide or injuries sustained in assaults as the referent group. ⅷ Results The number of persons depicted as dead amounted to 47.8% of the actual total number of traumatic deaths occurring in Los Angeles County during the study period. In contrast, the number depicted as injured represented only 3.4% of injuries due to traumatic causes. Both injuries and deaths due to fires, homicides, and legal interventions were proportionally well represented. However, injuries and deaths from accidental poisoning, falls, and suicide were significantly underrepresented. ⅷ Conclusions Some types of events receive disproportionately more news coverage than others. Local television news tends strongly to present only those events concerned with death or injury that are visually compelling. We discuss reasons for concern about the effect that this form of information bias has on public understanding of health issues and possible counteractions that physicians can take.Local television news occupies an important position for many Americans, providing a window on the community's reality and shaping the audience's views of its society. 1 It can also offer a modicum of medical literacy. As in any other journalistic endeavor, news directors must decide what to include in a broadcast, what effort should be devoted to researching each topic, with how much emphasis, and using which perspective. In medical and technical areas, this can be a difficult assignment for news staff with limited relevant expertise. One health topic, however, commonly receives special emphasis: violent deaths and injuries are stock items in the widespread "eyewitness" formulation of local television news.Across most of the spectrum of programming categories, violence has been intensely studied. 2-7 However, whereas local television news content has been harshly criticized for a long time, 8 assessments of its portrayal of traumatic deaths and injuries have been rare. In this study, we focus on these concerns-and on why they should matter to health care professionals-through a comparison of a sample of local television news programming with real-world frequencies of traumatic injuries and deaths. METHODSIn this investigation of traumatic deaths and injuries, we applied modern epidemiologic methods to a source not frequently tapped for such purposes. 9 UCLA's Film and Television Archives allowed us access to videotapes of 9 channels of news broadcasts originating in Los Angeles. All 9 channels include...

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Violence and its injury consequences in American movies: a public health perspective

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A Content Analysis of Violence in American War Movies

A Content Analysis of Violence in American War Movies

Violence in the Media is Helpful - Does It Lessen Violence in the Audience?

Local television news coverage of traumatic deaths and injuries

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