Television's Role in the Culture of Violence Toward Women: A Study of Television Viewing and the Cultivation of Rape Myth Acceptance in the United States

This study approached cultivation from a feminist, ecological perspective that recognized television at the macrosystem level as a purveyor of cultural norms embedded in a culture of violence towards women. The results suggest that general television consumption is related significantly to first- an...

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Published in:Journal of broadcasting & electronic media 2011-05, Vol.55 (2), p.215-231
Main Authors: Kahlor, LeeAnn, Eastin, Matthew S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance
Allegations
Beliefs
Broadcasting
Crime
Cultivation
Culture
Feminism
Mass media
Media coverage
Men
Mythology
Rape
Services
Soap operas
Social aspects
Social norms
Television
Television broadcasting industry
Television programs
Television viewing
United States
Violence
Violent crimes
Women
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