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Schanz K, Jones EE. The Impact of Media Watching and Victim Gender on Victim and Offender Blameworthiness and Punishment. Violence Against Women 2023:10778012231170862. [PMID: 37128720 DOI: 10.1177/10778012231170862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In recent years, there has been increased attention regarding the impact of the media on individuals' perceptions of the criminal justice system, specifically focusing on the CSI effect and forensic evidence. In order to expand this area of research, this article focuses on the impact and interaction of crime-related media-watching habits and victim gender on perceptions of blameworthiness and punishment of both victims and aggressors in sexual assault cases. As expected, results supported the hypothesis that increased media-watching contributed to more stereotypical perceptions of sexual assault cases. However, slight variations observed in blameworthiness and punishment based on victim gender were nonsignificant. Implications for future research are discussed.
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Cox V, Ward LM. A Wholistic View of Black Women on Scripted TV: A Content Analysis. JOURNAL OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/0095798419887072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Existing analyses of Black women on TV have tended to focus on their general prevalence or employment/family status. As such, less is known about the extent to which they reflect broader attributes associated with women and with Black women. Accordingly, we examined portrayals of Black women on 12 scripted programs, focusing on 33 behaviors associated with mothering, friendship, work, and stress, in addition to role status and appearance. Our results indicated that Black women on scripted television programs were often single, mothers, dark-skinned, thin, and in high-status occupations. The most prevalent behaviors depicted were giving orders or commands, engaging in occupation-related actions or statements, and showing emotion (e.g., crying, storming off). Implications of these characterizations are discussed, both in terms of the breadth and accuracy of their representation and in the potential ways they may be perceived by viewers.
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- Vaness Cox
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Shor E, Golriz G. Gender, Race, and Aggression in Mainstream Pornography. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2019; 48:739-751. [PMID: 30187150 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-018-1304-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Revised: 12/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The role of aggression in pornographic videos has been at the heart of many theoretical debates and empirical studies over the last four decades, with rates of reported aggression ranging widely. However, the interaction between gender and race in the production of aggressive pornographic contents remains understudied and undertheorized. We conducted a study of 172 popular free Internet pornographic videos, exploring gender and racial interactions and the depictions of men and women from various ethnic and racial groups in online pornography. Contrary to our theoretical expectations and to the findings of previous research, we found that videos featuring Black women were less likely to depict aggression than those featuring White women, while videos featuring Asian and Latina women were more likely to depict aggression. Our findings call for a reconceptualization of the role of race and ethnicity in pornography.
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- Eran Shor
- Department of Sociology, McGill University, 855 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3H 2J2, Canada.
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- Department of Sociology, McGill University, 855 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3H 2J2, Canada
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Bleakley A, Ellithorpe ME, Prince L, Hennessy M, Khurana A, Jamieson PE, Weitz I. Do you see what I see? A character analysis of health risk behaviors in television shows popular with Black adolescents in the US. JOURNAL OF CHILDREN AND MEDIA 2018; 12:478-495. [PMID: 30643541 PMCID: PMC6329382 DOI: 10.1080/17482798.2018.1487310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Adolescents spend many hours per day watching television, and there are racial differences in time spent watching television and in show preferences. Prior research suggests there are also differential associations in how exposure to media content affects adolescent behavior. This study examines the demographic representation of main characters and health risk behaviors (i.e., sex, alcohol use, violence, bullying, and their combinations) portrayed in television content popular with Black and non-Black adolescents. A content analysis of television show characters (n=377) from the 2014-15 season was conducted on shows popular with 14-17 year old adolescent audiences in the United States. Group popularity was determined by Nielsen ratings segmented by Black and non-Black (primarily White) adolescents. Results suggest that character representation varies by whether shows were popular with Blacks or others, and that risk portrayals are common in all popular content with few group differences. Implications for adolescent behavior are discussed.
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- Amy Bleakley
- Corresponding author: Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 3901 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; , 215.573.1961
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- Department of Advertising & Public Relations, College of Communication Arts & Sciences, Michigan State University, 369 Communication Arts & Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA; , 517.355.0256
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- Philadelphia Department of Public Health, 1101 market Street, 9 Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107; ; 215.573.1961
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- Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 3901 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; ; 215.898.7041
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, University of Oregon, 369 HEDCO Education Building, Eugene, OR 97403; , 541.346.5540
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- Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, 202 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; , 215.746.5374
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- Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania, 202 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; , 215.746.0303
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Silver N, Hovick SR. A Schema of Denial: The Influence of Rape Myth Acceptance on Beliefs, Attitudes, and Processing of Affirmative Consent Campaign Messages. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2018; 23:505-513. [PMID: 29843565 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2018.1473532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study aims to examine the influence of rape myth acceptance (RMA) and the perceived salience of sexual violence on the cognitive processing of an affirmative consent campaign active on the campus where research was conducted. As part of a midcourse evaluation of the Consent is Sexy (CIS) campaign (N = 285), a subsample of participants who reported prior exposure to campaign posters (N = 182) was asked to review four campaign posters and indicate the extent to which they processed the message in the posters systematically. Robust gender differences in perceived salience of sexual violence, supportive attitudes, and perceived behavioral control (PBC) toward establishing consent were mediated by RMA. Moreover, robust gender differences in the systematic processing of the campaign were mediated by RMA and perceived salience in serial. Implications of the influence of rape myths and perceived salience on the cognitive processing of affirmed consent campaigns are discussed with respect to both campaign message design and implementation.
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- Nathan Silver
- a School of Communication , The Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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- a School of Communication , The Ohio State University , Columbus , OH , USA
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Vaughan F, Greenwood RM. From the “reel” world to the “real” world: subjective experiences of violent fictional entertainment. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/14780887.2017.1290175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Fiona Vaughan
- University of Limerick, Department of Psychology, Limerick, Ireland
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