I have used the killing us softly film to facilitate discussion of
stereotyping and the media. As I encourage my students to examine the
research bases of text and class material, I am wondering if others have
explored in class the empirical bases of the conclusions drawn from the
I am not a fan of the Jean Kilbourne videos (Killing Us Softly, Again
Killing Us Softly, Killing Us Softly--Part 4, etc.) because she distorts
her discription of advertising by selecting only examples that support
her case. Also, she has a somewhat self-congratulatory, smarmy style
that is
on 3/27/02 11:57 AM, David Campbell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am not a fan of the Jean Kilbourne videos (Killing Us Softly, Again
Killing Us Softly, Killing Us Softly--Part 4, etc.) because she distorts
her discription of advertising by selecting only examples that support
her case.
Yes I agree Beth. Although it has been awhile since that last time I have seen either the old or updated versions, I thought these were high quality works, very useful for classes in a variety of disciplines.
Also, if "causality" is imputed it is not a major part of the message...certainly it is
Gary, David, Beth and others -
First I would like to second Beth's remarks.
You might want to take a look at research by Ed Donnerstein and David
Linz. Some of their work focuses on the effect of pornographic images
while other studies look at sexism and violence in mass media.
If you want
Gerald Peterson wrote:
I have used the killing us softly film...I am wondering if others have
explored in class the empirical bases of the conclusions drawn from the
films--regarding the relationship between media images and presentations
and actual violence, sexual abuse, rape...
It
David Campbell wrote:
What we need are large scale field experiments. These exist in the form
of marketing projects where several test cities receive exposure to test
ads while control cities do not. But rather than isolate psychological
variables for testing, intact ad/promotion packages
Hi Linda,
So glad you brought up that interesting research. I have discussed this
study in my Psych. of Women class. It makes a strong point.
Here's info about original research:
...Anne Becker, director of research at the Harvard Eating Disorders
Center, assistant professor of medical
Title: Re: killing us softly films
Lindsay,
I believe it is Daniel Linz. Since he was an undergrad
psychology major here at NKU, we knew him back when he was just Dan.
;-)
George
Gary, David, Beth and others -
First I would like to second Beth's remarks.
You might want to take a look
Hi
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Linda Woolf wrote:
The following was reported in the news several years ago. Has anyone
seen the original research?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 2, 1999, Wednesday, SOONER EDITION
HEADLINE: ANOREXIA IN PARADISE;
TV TEACHES FIJI WOMEN TO LOATHE THEIR BODIES
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