Journal article
Brandishing Guns in American Media: Two Studies Examining How Often and in What Context Firearms Appear on Television and in Popular Video Games
Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, Vol.48(4), pp.584-606
12/01/2004
DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4804_4
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to determine the amount and context of gun violence across 2 electronic media. Study I focuses on the landscape of gun violence on television, including the number of high risk portrayals. Study 2 provides data on the attributes of gun violence in video games. Results for each study are reported in terms of amount per medium and context of portrayal. Finally, differences between televised gun violence and video game gun violence are reported to illustrate how each medium may contribute to problematic behavior.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Brandishing Guns in American Media: Two Studies Examining How Often and in What Context Firearms Appear on Television and in Popular Video Games
- Creators
- Stacy L SmithKen LachlanKatherine M PieperAaron R BoysonBarbara J WilsonRon TamboriniRene Weber
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, Vol.48(4), pp.584-606
- Publisher
- Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1207/s15506878jobem4804_4
- ISSN
- 0883-8151
- eISSN
- 1550-6878
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2004
- Academic Unit
- President; Communication Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984105917602771
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