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Cultivation Analysis: An Overview
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In the second half of the 20th century, the authors found no other source than our own Cultural Indicators database and reports to describe the action structure, thematic content, and representation of people.Abstract:
If future historians wanted to know about the common cultural environment of stories and images into which a child was born in the second half of the 20th century, where would they turn? How would they describe its action structure, thematic content, and representation of people? How would they trace the ebb and flow of its currents? Pathetic to say, they would find no other source than our own Cultural Indicators database and reports.read more
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Gender stereotypes in advertising: a review of current research
Stacy Landreth Grau,Yorgos Zotos +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the historical context of gender stereotypes in advertising and then examine the scholarship related to gender stereotypes, concluding that women were presented in an inferior manner relative to their potential and capabilities, while at the same the data indicated a shift towards more positive role portrayals.
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CouchSurfing: Belonging and trust in a globally cooperative online social network
TL;DR: Engagement activities in an online resource exchange community exploring elements such as sense of belonging, connectedness, and trust confirmed that members who have not met face-to-face with other members have a lower sense of belonged to the community than those who have.
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Why Do Some Terrorist Attacks Receive More Media Attention Than Others
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss why some terrorist attacks receive more coverage than others. But not all incidents receive equal attention. And why some incidents receive more attention than others, while not all attacks receive equal coverage.
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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.
Lee Ann Kahlor,Matthew S. Eastin +1 more
TL;DR: This article found that general television consumption is related significantly to first-and second-order rape myth beliefs among men and women, and that gender was a significant predictor of rape beliefs above and beyond the contributions of television viewing and other individual-and micro-level variables.
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Crime Cultivation: Comparisons Across Media Genres and Channels
TL;DR: This paper found that TV genres (crime drama, reality cop shows, news) and channels (TV and newspapers) vary in their potential to cultivate perceptions, fears, and behavior related to exposure and attention to crime content.
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Marxism and literature
TL;DR: In this paper, Williams extended the theme of Raymond Williams's earlier work in literary and cultural analysis by outlining a theory of "cultural materialism" which integrates Marxist theories of language with literature.