The killing screens media and the culture of violence

Jhally, Sut. (Added Author). Gerbner, George. (Added Author). Kilbourne, Jean. (Added Author). Media Education Foundation (Added Author).

Summary: In contrast to the relatively simplistic behaviorist model that media violence causes real-world violence, Dr. Gerbner encourages the viewer to think about the psychological, political, social, and developmental impacts of growing up and living within a cultural environment of pervasive, ritualized violent images.

Record details

ISBN: 1893521524
ISBN: 9781893521520
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 DVD-video (37 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Northampton MA : Media Education Foundation, c2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:	DVD release of the 1994 documentary.
Formatted Contents Note:	Stories of power -- Happy violence -- Accelerating violence -- Violence is a social relationship -- The lessons of violence -- Citizenship in the cultural environment -- What parents and teachers can do.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Executive producer and director, Sut Jhally.
Participant or Performer Note:	Presenters: Dr. George Gerbner ; Jean Kilbourne.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, classroom, library, ILL.