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100	1		_aGunter, Barrie.
245	1	0	_aViolence on television : _bdistribution, form, context, and themes / _cBarrie Gunter.
250			_aNew edition ed.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bRoutledge, _c2003.
300			_a320 p. ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aRoutledge communication series.
500			_aPaperback.
520			_aConcern about violence on television has been publicly debated for the past 50 years. TV violence has repeatedly been identified as a significant causal agent in relation to the prevalence of crime and violence in society. Critics have accused the medium of presenting excessive quantities of violence, to the point where it is virtually impossible for viewers to avoid it. This book presents the findings of the largest British study of violence on TV ever undertaken, funded by the broadcasting industry. The study was carried out at the same time as similar industry-sponsored research was being conducted in the United States, and one chapter compares findings from Britain and the U.S.A. The book concludes that it is misleading to accuse all broadcasters of presenting excessive quantities of violence in their schedules. This does not deny that problematic portrayals were found. But the most gory, horrific and graphic scenes of violence were generally contained within broadcasts available on a subscription basis or in programs shown at times when few children were expected to be watching. This factual analysis proves that broadcasters were meeting their obligations under their national regulatory codes of practice.
650		4	_aPerforming Arts/Dance.
650		4	_aSocial Issues, Services & Welfare.
650		4	_aUSA.
650		4	_aUnited Kingdom, Great Britain.
650		4	_aMedia studies.
650		4	_aTelevision.
650		4	_aPop Arts / Pop Culture.
650		4	_aPerforming Arts.
650		4	_aLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Communication.
650		4	_aPerforming Arts / Television / General.
650		4	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
650		4	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society.
650		4	_aSocial Science : Violence in Society.
650		4	_aTelevision - General.
650		4	_aViolence in Society.
700	1		_aHarrison, Jackie.
700	1		_aWykes, Maggie.
830		0	_aRoutledge communication series.
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