NCJ Number
45862
Date Published
1976
Length
185 pages
Annotation
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY, PREPARED BY THE RESEARCH STAFF OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY (CANADA), CONTAINS 3,000 TOPICALLY ARRANGED ITEMS PLUS SPECIAL LISTINGS FROM 26 NATIONS.
Abstract
THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF SEVEN, THIS VOLUME CONTAINS LISTINGS OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, AND RESEARCH STUDIES DEALING WITH VIOLENCE IN THE MASS MEDIA. MOST ARE DATED FROM 1965-1975, ALTHOUGH A FEW EARLIER STUDIES ARE INCLUDED. THE MAIN BODY OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ARRANGED UNDER 16 SUBJECT HEADINGS: MASS MEDIA; TELEVISION IN GENERAL; TELEVISION CONTENT AND EFFECTS; FILMS IN GENERAL; FILM CONTENT AND EFFECTS; NEWS IN GENERAL; NEWS CONTENT AND EFFECTS; LITERATURE; MAGAZINES; COMICS; SPORTS; RADIO; MUSIC; CRIME AND VIOLENCE; EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE; AND LAW, POLICY, AND REGULATIONS. MOST OF THE MATERIALS ARE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ARE FROM CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND ENGLAND. HOWEVER, THERE ARE ALSO ENTRIES IN FRENCH, DUTCH, AND GERMAN. THE SPECIAL SECTIONS FOR FOREIGN MATERIALS CONTAIN ITEMS EITHER IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE COUNTRY OR IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION. THE COUNTRIES REPRESENTED ARE: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CHINA (STUDIES BY FOREIGN RESEARCHERS PRINTED IN ENGLISH), DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN, HUNGARY, ITALY, JAPAN, MEXICO, THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN, UNITED STATES, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, PUERTO RICO, WEST GERMANY, AND YUGOSLAVIA. THERE ARE ALSO PAPERS IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH FROM AFRICA, IN SPANISH FROM SOUTH AMERICA, AND IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. AN AUTHOR INDEX IS ALSO PROVIDED. FOR VOLUMES 1 AND 3-7 SEE NCJ 45861 AND 45863-45867.