Author:
Antony, Mary Grace.
Imprint:Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
Descriptionvii, 133 pages ; 24 cm
Note:I: How we respond to media violence -- When violence is real, not reel -- Emotional responses to media characters -- Moral disengagement and enjoying media violence -- II: How audiences respond to real media violence -- Measuring responses to real media violence -- Realism, rationalization, and rejection -- This feeling is based on actual events -- Boys don't cry ... but do girls? -- III: So what? -- Understanding how we watch real violence -- Why we should care.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.