Violencia en la televisión¿Desagradable, interesante, o morbosa?

  1. Fernández Villanueva, Concepción
  2. Revilla Castro, Juan Carlos
  3. González Fernández, Rafael
  4. Lozano Maneiro, Blanca
Journal:
Revista Latina de Comunicación Social

ISSN: 1138-5820

Year of publication: 2013

Issue: 68

Type: Article

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Abstract

Although much research has contributed to the study of TV violence effects, the reasons why it arouses interest or rejection has received scant attention. Our objective is to develop an analysis on the discourse about audience interest or lack of interest in TV violence, their arguments, moral criteria and conditions. Methodology. 16 focus groups, carried out in Madrid and segmented by sex, age and educational level are analysed. Results. Audience discourses range from rejection to morbid interest, intolerance, lack of interest and self-protection. These discourses are modulated by the actuality or fictionality of broadcasted products. Conclusions. Audience discourses deny the supposedly generalized attractiveness of violence. And this supposedly emotional attractiveness of violence is being given sense by audience, under dimensions of learning, self-knowledge and moral reflexivity.

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