Media and the Moral Mind

Ed. by Tamborini, Ron

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Questions regarding the relation between media and morality have been a lasting concern. Can media exposure shape or alter moral values? Does morality influence how audience members select, interpret and respond to media content? Attempts to answer such questions are hindered by the complex nature of morality and its dynamic relation with media. This volume brings together leading scholars in an effort to examine reciprocal processes that connect media with morality, and to set a course for understanding this association. Individual essays combine established and emerging theories from media and moral psychology to explain how fundamental mechanisms that govern moral reasoning can shape and be shaped by media exposure. Together these scholars provide an understanding of the relationship between media and morality that should serve as an invaluable resource for current and future generations of researchers.

Produktdetails

• Electronic Media Research
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 1st ed.
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780415506359
• ISBN-10: 0415506352
• Artikelnr.: 34161207

Autorenporträt

Ron Tamborini (Ph.D., Indiana University, 1982) is the Director of Doctoral Studies and a Professor in the Department of Communication at Michigan State University where he teaches courses on media influence and methods of communication inquiry.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Editor Foreword
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Moral Psychology and Media Theory: Historical and Emerging
Viewpoints
Chapter 2: Universal Morality, Mediated Narratives, and Neural Synchrony
Chapter 3: A Model of Intuitive Morality and Exemplars
Chapter 4: Morality Subcultures and Media Production: How Hollywood Minds
the Morals of its Audience
Chapter 5: The Experience of Elevation: Responses to Media Portrayals of
Moral Beauty
Chapter 6: Moral Disengagement During Exposure to Media Violence: Would It
Feel Right to Shoot an Innocent Civilian in a Video Game?
Chapter 7: Moral Monitoring and Emotionality in Responding to Fiction,
Sports, and the News
Chapter 8: How We Enjoy and Why We Seek Out Morally Complex Characters in
Media Entertainment
Chapter 9: The Psychological Functions of Justice in Mass Media
Chapter 10: The Role of Media in Children and Adolescents' Moral Reasoning
Author Biographies
Selected Bibliography