Sex and Violence Flashcards
What are the three effects of Cultivation theory on long term exposure to sex and violence?
- Mean world effect
- Mainstreaming effect
- Desensitizing effect
What is the mean world effect?
Heavy TV viewers believe the world is more dangerous than it really is
what two unlikely groups agree on the banning of pornography?
Religious groups and Feminists
What is the rape myth scenario?
A woman who is violently forced into sex will end up enjoying it
what were some of the long term effects of pornography consumption?
- reduce importance of rape
- overestimate the prevalence of marginal sexual practices
- unsatisfied by their sexual relationship
-distrust their partner
What is the theory of excitation transfer?
As a result of watching sexual content, the experienced emotion will be enhanced shortly after the viewing ends
What is the trigger hypothesis?
Exposure to sexually explicit material provoke users to act
Safety valve theory
Exposure to sexually explicit material satisfies whatever sexual urge the users have
Women that display sexually permissive cues were…
more likely to suffer violence from men
Steady viewing of promiscous females encourages…
male sexual violence
what is the copycat effect?
the phenomenon through which violent events spawn violence of the same type
How does Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment demonstrate social learning theory?
Children observe the media where adults are aggressive towards the bobo dolls, and this triggers aggressive behavior in them
What is social learning theory?
Media portrayals of social interactions have the potential to impact individuals behavior
What is the catharsis hypothesis?
Media violence is not the cause of aggression, but the cure, by allowing viewers to cleanse their repressed feelings by enjoying the violence
True or False: Catharsis theory was proven false
True
