Cultivation Theory

George Gerbner

Slide Show Introductory lecture based in part on Em Griffin, A First Look at Communication theory (3rd ed.), McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Links:

The Cultural Environment Movement Home Page
The Man Who Counts the Killings (Atlantic Monthly profile of Gerbner)
Children and Media Violence
Cultivation Theory (Daniel Chandler)
Violence on Television (American Psychological Association)
The Impact of Single Women in Situation Comedies on College Male's Perceptions of Women (by Mei-Ling I. Sarin)
Fearing the "Mean World": Exploring the Victim-Offender Relationship's Influence on Fear of Violent Crime (by James McQuivey)

 

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