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Discrepant Event Inquiry Lesson from Mindtronics! and Inquiry Alive!

William C. Bruce and Jean K. Bruce

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Discrepant Event Inquiry Lesson from Mindtronics! and Inquiry Alive!


Lesson Name: Violence in Media





Violence in Media

OPEN-ENDED DISCREPANT EVENT

The United States is one of the most advanced industrialized civilizations. The violent crime rate here, however, is one of the highest in the world. Violent crime strikes more often in the United States than in other advanced civilizations. Many experts believe television violence adds to violent crime in the United States. Movie violence, many experts agree, increases violent crime. Other experts doubt that the media's depiction of violence causes violent crime.


 

Violence in Media Disciplines:

Psychology, Anthropology, Life Science.


Key Concepts:


Violence, Media.


Problem Statement:


Why do experts disagree about the effects of media violence, and its impact on the rate of violent crime, in the United Sates?


References and Resources:


Beane, Allan L., Pamela Espeland, February 1999, The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8, Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.

Beck, Aaron T., 2000, Prisoners of Hate: The Cognitive Basis of Anger, Hostility, and Violence, HarperTrade.

Bok, Sissela, 1999, Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment, Perseus Publishing.

Bowman, James, 1996, "Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy?" The American Scholar, vol. 65.

Cerulo, Karen A., 1998, Deciphering Violence: The Cognitive Structure of Right and Wrong, Routledge.

Duncan, Barry, et al., 1996, Mass Media and Popular Culture.

Goldstein, Jeffrey H., 1998, Why We Watch: The Attractions of Violent Entertainment, Oxford University Press, Inc.

Graham, Louise Everett and Geraldine Maschio, 1995, "A False Public Sentiment: Narrative and Visual Images of Women Lawyers in Film," Kentucky Law Journal, vol. 84.

Javier, Frank, 1996, "The Chicano Hispanic Image in American Film, Review of: Garcia Berumen," Harvard Educational Review, vol. 66.

Kreidler, William J., 1994, Violence Prevention, Sunburst Communications.

Pokrywczynski, Jim, 1998, Adcult USA: The Triumph of Advertising in American Culture, Review of: James Twitchell, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator.

Power, Gerard J, Sheila T. Murphy, and Gail Coover, 1996, Priming Prejudice: How Stereotypes and Counter-Stereotypes Influence Attribution of Responsibility and Credibility Among Ingroups and Outgroups, Human Communication Research.

Priest, Christopher, April 2000, The Extremes, Warner Books, Inc. Schmidt, Fran, et al., 1988, Peacemaking Skills for Little Kids.

Sherrow, Victoria, 1996, Violence and the Media: The Question of Cause and Effect, Millbrook Press. Harcourt Brace & Company Canada Ltd. (Peace Works), Grace Contino Abrams Peace Education Foundation.


LINKS:


http://www.user.service.emory.edu/~pbren01/psyc341.html http://www.fenichel.com/violence.shtml

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/teach/tvkillguide.html

http://www.childrennow.org/newsroom/news-01/pr-5-1-01.cfm http://www.senate.gov/

http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp?CRID=media_violence&OFFID=se3

http://www.aclu.org/issues/freespeech/mediaviolence.html

http://www.mediaawareness.ca/eng/med/home/resource/famvlnc.htm

http://www.fair.org/media-beat/000914.html http://www.schoolpsychology.net/p_02.html

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/PsychVid.html

http://moon.pepperdine.edu/~mstimac/Peace-Psychology.htm

http://csf.colorado.edu/envtecsoc/97f/0075.html

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/drugfree/sa2deq1a.htm

http://www.kysafeschools.org/clear/contact.html http://teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2919.html

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ teachers/lessons/20001013friday.html?searchpv=learning_lessons

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/New/CEVFinalEditedNICHDReportRev101.doc-

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/GermanCaseStudy/chapter4d.html

http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/pg82.html

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/PES/studies-schoolviolence/closer-look.pdf http://www.pavnet.org/

http://www.killology.com/art_beh_conditioning.htm

http://www.jsonline.com/news/may99/0509media.asp

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/families/media/Anderson2.pdf

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/familyviolence/html/mediaviolence.html

http://searchb.disney.go.com/disneySearch?col1=disney+store+parks+video&qt=extrasensory+perception&Find.x=16&Find.y=11

http://www.mincava.umn.edu/tvviol.asp

Grade Levels: Secondary, Adult.


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The University of Texas at Tyler
Associate Dean and Professor
College of Education and Psychology
Phone: (903) 566-7048
Website UR: W. C. Bruce


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