Karen A. Cerulo

Deciphering Violence (eBook, ePUB)

The Cognitive Structure of Right and Wrong

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the current information age, Americans are bombarded daily with stories and images portraying a rising tide of violence. Drawing on media that includes television, newspaper, fiction, film, painting and photography, as well as interviews and focus groups, Karen Cerulo explores the ways in which individuals think about, depict and evaluate violence. Moving beyond typical studies that focus on violent story content, Deciphering Violence decodes the role of story structure itself and how the sequencing of facts can systematically influence our moral judgements of violent acts. The book identifies institutionalized forms of violent storytelling and raises new possibilities both for decreasing public tolerance of violence and increasing social control of the phenomenon.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 201
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000947403
• Artikelnr.: 67848544

Autorenporträt

Karen A. Cerulo is Associate Profess of Sociology at Rutgers University. She is author of Identity Designs:The Sights and Sounds of a Nation (1996) and co-author of Second Thoughts: Seeing Conventional Wisdom Through theSociological Eye (1997).

Inhaltsangabe

CHAPTER ONE New Thoughts on Violence Violence, Sequencing, and Meaning
Implications of the Study Outline of the Book Conclusion CHAPTER TWO
Deciphering Violence Violence: The Identification Dilemma Beyond Identity
Qualifiers Conclusion CHAPTER THREE The Cognitive Order of Right and Wrong
Sequencing Right and Wrong Sequencing Ambiguous Violence Beyond the News
Seeing Right, Wrong, and Undecided Conclusion CHAPTER FOUR
Institutionalizing Right, Wrong, and Undecided By the Book: Lessons on
Storytelling Sequence Conventions in Broader Social Context Conclusion
CHAPTER FIVE Audience Readings of Violence Tapping the Subject's Voice
Findings Conclusion CHAPTER SIX Practical Applications and Scholarly
Implications Reviewing the Findings Sequencing and the Fight Against
Violence Sequencing and Media Objectivity Sequencing and the Scholarly
Study of Meaning Conclusion