Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
1. Media Violence and Public Policy / James T. Hamilton
2. Content Analysis of Entertainment Television: The Importance of Context / Barbara J. Wilson, Edward Donnerstein, Daniel Linz, Dale Kunkel, James Potter, Stacy L. Smith, Eva Blumenthal, and Tim Gray
3. Content Analysis of Entertainment Television: New Methodological Developments / James Potter, Daniel Linz, Barbara J. Wilson, Dale Kunkel, Edward Donnerstein, Stacy L. Smith, Eva Blumenthal, and Tim Gray
4. Content Analysis of Entertainment Television: The 1994―95 Results / Barbara J. Wilson, Stacy L. Smith, James Potter, Daniel Linz, Edward Donnerstein, Dale Kunkel, Eva Blumenthal, and Tim Gray
5. Content Analysis of Entertainment Television: Implications for Public Policy / Dale Kunkel, Barbara J. Wilson, James Potter, Daniel Linz, Edward Donnerstein, Stacy L. Smith, and Eva Blumenthal
6. Television Visual Violence in Reality Programs: Differences across Genres / Dominic Lasorsa, Wayne Danielson, Ellen Wartella, D. Charles Whitney, Marlies Klijn, Rafael Lopez, and Adriana Olivarez
7. Ratings and Advisories: Implications for the New Ratings System for Television / Joanne Cantor, Kristen Harrison, and Marina Krcmar
8. Does Viewer Discretion Prompt Advertiser Discretion? The Impact of Violence Warnings on the Television Advertising Market / James T. Hamilton
9. Stop the Violence: Lessons from Antiviolence Campagins Using Mass Media / Myra Gregory Knight, Karen Kemp, Jane D. Brown, and Frank Biocca
10. Framing of the Television Violence Issue in Newspaper Coverage / Cynthia Hoffner
11. A First Glance at the Constitutionality of the V-Chip Ratings System / Matthew L. Spitzer
List of Contributors
Index