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Media & Antisocial Behavior

Media & Antisocial Behavior. Sample Teaching Module Matthew T. Jones http://www.mattsmediaresearch.com. Module Introduction. Teaching Objectives: Introduce three media theories relating to antisocial behavior. Provide background and context sufficient to invite classroom discussion.

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Media & Antisocial Behavior

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  1. Media& Antisocial Behavior Sample Teaching Module Matthew T. Jones http://www.mattsmediaresearch.com

  2. Module Introduction • Teaching Objectives: • Introduce three media theories relating to antisocial behavior. • Provide background and context sufficient to invite classroom discussion. • Discussion Orientation • My goal is to provide the context and guidance necessary for productive classroom discussion. Media & Antisocial Behavior

  3. Module Introduction • Teaching Procedure • Reading assignment • Discussion of theory based on personal experiences • Presentation of context • Discussion of context Media & Antisocial Behavior

  4. Media & Antisocial Behavior • “Antisocial behavior is contrary to prevailing norms for social conduct. That includes unlawful actions, such as murder, hate crimes, rape, and drug abuse, as well as behaviors that most members of society find objectionable even if they are not illegal, such as drunkenness and sexual promiscuity” (Straubhaar & LaRose, 2008). Media & Antisocial Behavior

  5. Media Violence • An OLD question: What are the effects of media violence? • The Media Task Force Report: Violence in the Media (1969). Media & Antisocial Behavior

  6. Media Violence Media & Antisocial Behavior

  7. Media Violence • What theory or theories can we apply to a program like COPS? Media & Antisocial Behavior

  8. Media Violence • What theory or theories can we apply to a program like COPS? • Social Cognitive Theory • Bandura’s Bobo Doll Experiment (1963) Media & Antisocial Behavior

  9. Media Violence • What theory or theories can we apply to a program like COPS? • Social Cognitive Theory • Bandura’s Bobo Doll Experiment (1963) • Catharsis Theory • Feshback (1961); Feshback & Singer (1971) Media & Antisocial Behavior

  10. Media Violence • What theory or theories can we apply to a program like COPS? • Social Cognitive Theory • Bandura’s Bobo Doll Experiment (1963) • Catharsis Theory • Feshback (1961); Feshback & Singer (1971) • Cultivation Theory • Gerbner’s Content Analysis (1967, 1968, 1972) Media & Antisocial Behavior

  11. Media Violence Is it all bad? What about journalism and social justice? Media & Antisocial Behavior

  12. Media Violence Media & Antisocial Behavior

  13. Media Violence • What about new media? • Realism and high definition imagery • You Tube • Videogames • On 6/26/08, six Long Island teenagers were arrested for robbery and assault in New Hyde Park & Garden City. Their crime spree was attributed to the videogame Grand Theft Auto. Media & Antisocial Behavior

  14. Media Violence Media & Antisocial Behavior

  15. Media Violence Media & Antisocial Behavior

  16. Media Violence What do you think? Media & Antisocial Behavior

  17. Media & Sexuality • Can these theories be applied beyond the study of violence? • 17 girls from Gloucester High School (Massachusetts) allegedly chose to become pregnant. What media influences may have been at work? Media & Antisocial Behavior

  18. Media Sexuality Media & Antisocial Behavior

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