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Mayhem : violence as public entertainment

Author: Sissela Bok
Publisher: Reading, Mass. : Perseus Book, 1999 ©1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Sissela Bok
ISBN: 0738201456 9780738201450
OCLC Number: 41494075
Notes: "A Merloyd Lawrence book."
Description: x, 194 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction --
pt.1. The paradox of entertainment violence --
Feasts of violence --
Recoil and recognition --
The thrill of the kill --
"But movies are not real" --
Transforming violence --
pt.2. The impact of media violence --
Double takes --
Sizing up the effects --
Fear --
Desensitization --
Appetite for more violence --
Aggression --
pt.3. Censorship --
A perceived dilemma --
The will to ban and censor --
Geneva and the banning of spectacles --
Singapore, Asian values, and the Internet --
Journalists and media violence --
Adult rights, children's needs, and the law --
pt.4. Opportunity --
Openings for change --
Caveat emptor --
Media literacy --Collective action --
National initiatives --
Notes.
Responsibility: Sissela Bok.

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