Violent Program Content in Music Video

Caplan, Richard E.

doi:10.1177/107769908506200125

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“…This finding is similar to that of Kalis and Neuendorf (1989), Sherman and Dominick (1986), and Vincent et al (1987). However, earlier studies (Brown & Campbell, 1986;Caplan, 1985) discerned no statistically significant differences in the aggressive behavior of male and female characters, either as initiates or receivers.…”

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confidence: 85%

Profile:An investigation of sex‐role stereotyping in music videos

Seidman

1992

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Profile:An investigation of sex‐role stereotyping in music videos

Seidman

1992

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

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“…Music videos are also of concern because these videos are sometimes replete with violence. Even those that do not have explicit aggressive content often have antisocial overtones (Baxter, De Riemer, Landini, Leslie, & Singletary, 1985; Caplan, 1985; Rich, Woods, Goodman, Emans, & DuRant, 1998), and music videos are widely watched by adolescents.…”

Section: Overview Of Empirical Research On Media Violence and Aggressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Influence of Media Violence on Youth

Anderson

Berkowitz

Donnerstein

et al. 2003

Psychol Sci Public Interest

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Research on violent television and films, video games, and music reveals unequivocal evidence that media violence increases the likelihood of aggressive and violent behavior in both immediate and long-term contexts. The effects appear larger for milder than for more severe forms of aggression, but the effects on severe forms of violence are also substantial (r = .13 to .32) when compared with effects of other violence risk factors or medical effects deemed important by the medical community (e.g., effect of aspirin on heart attacks). The research base is large; diverse in methods, samples, and media genres; and consistent in overall findings. The evidence is clearest within the most extensively researched domain, television and film violence. The growing body of video-game research yields essentially the same conclusions. Short-term exposure increases the likelihood of physically and verbally aggressive behavior, aggressive thoughts, and aggressive emotions. Recent large-scale longitudinal studies provide converging evidence linking frequent exposure to violent media in childhood with aggression later in life, including physical assaults and spouse abuse. Because extremely violent criminal behaviors (e.g., forcible rape, aggravated assault, homicide) are rare, new longitudinal studies with larger samples are needed to estimate accurately how much habitual childhood exposure to media violence increases the risk for extreme violence. Well-supported theory delineates why and when exposure to media violence increases aggression and violence. Media violence produces short-term increases by priming existing aggressive scripts and cognitions, increasing physiological arousal, and triggering an automatic tendency to imitate observed behaviors. Media violence produces long-term effects via several types of learning processes leading to the acquisition of lasting (and automatically accessible) aggressive scripts, interpretational schemas, and aggression-supporting beliefs about social behavior, and by reducing individuals' normal negative emotional responses to violence (i.e., desensitization). Certain characteristics of viewers (e.g., identification with aggressive characters), social environments (e.g., parental influences), and media content (e.g., attractiveness of the perpetrator) can influence the degree to which media violence affects aggression, but there are some inconsistencies in research results. This research also suggests some avenues for preventive intervention (e.g., parental supervision, interpretation, and control of children's media use). However, extant research on moderators suggests that no one is wholly immune to the effects of media violence. Recent surveys reveal an extensive presence of violence in modern media. Furthermore, many children and youth spend an inordinate amount of time consuming violent media. Although it is clear that reducing exposure to media violence will reduce aggression and violence, it is less clear what sorts of interventions will produce a reduction in exposure. The sparse ...

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“…Critics have argued that these genres contain messages that subordinate women to men (Walser, 1993;Weinstein, 1991), foster societal distrust and divisive social attitudes (Lusane, 1993;Stephens, 1991;Szatmary, 1991), and promote violence and aggression (Armstrong, 1993;Wass, Miller, & Redditt, 1991). Content analyses suggest similar conclusions (Breen, 1991;Caplan, 1985;Gross, 1990). In one analysis, for example, Jones (1997) found that rap music videos had more references to guns, drugs, alcohol, and gambling than other genres.…”

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confidence: 99%