Media, Sex, Violence, and Drugs in the Global VillageYahya R. Kamalipour, Kuldip R. Rampal Prominent media scholars such as Herbert Schiller have long noted the implications of Western--especially American--cultural influence on peoples of the developing Third World. Media, Sex, Violence, and Drugs in the Global Village provides a multicultural analysis of the impact of globalized Western media, including movies, syndicated radio programs, the Internet, and satellite and cable television programs. Looking specifically at themes of sex, violence, and drugs, an international cast of media scholars offers case studies of countries grappling with the influences of both Western cultural imports and similar local productions. For example, the authors examine the extent to which Hollywood's methods are copied by producers outside the United States and whether or not these result in more sex-, violence-, or drug-oriented themes in indigenous productions. The book further proposes a framework for understanding the political, social, and economic problems that face media policy makers in an age of globalization. |
Contents
Introduction | |
The Paradox of Media Effects | 3 |
Social Implications of Media Globalization | 15 |
A Global Perspective on Internet Sexual Content Nations Values as Predictors of Internet Web Sex Pages | 27 |
North Americas Cult of Sex and Violence | 49 |
Drugs in Television Movies and Music Videos | 67 |
The Mass Media and the Health of Adolescents in the United State | 75 |
Covering his NotSoPrivate Parts The Multinational and Multicultural Struggle to Regulate the Broadcasts of ShockJock Howard Stern | 95 |
Women Media and Violence in the New South Africa Disciplining the Mind the Body Is Irrelevant | 165 |
Media Violence Drugs and Sex in Turkey | 199 |
Media Sex Violence and Drugs Egypts Experience | 217 |
Sex Violence and Terrorism in Hollywoods International Political Imagery | 233 |
Between Globalization and Localization Television Tradition and Modernity | 259 |
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Suggested Readings | 277 |
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Cultural Bane or Sociological Boon? Impact of Satellite Television on Urban Youth in India | 113 |
Pornography Perceptions of Sex and Sexual Callousness A Cross Cultural Comparison | 129 |
A Lethal Combination Sex and Violence in the World of Korean Television | 151 |
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