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The killing screens, media and the culture of violence, Media Education Foundation

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The killing screens

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Media Education Foundation

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media and the culture of violence

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

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

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