What challenges do researchers face when coding television violence?
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http://www.cab-acr.ca/english/social/codes/violencecode.shtm
When talking about violence, we need to distinguish between intentional and unintentional (accidental) violence. Whether or not it is intentional, how much damage did the violence cause?
For example, if a gun accidentally fires, what does the bullet hit? Ground? Valuable property? A person? If it hit property or a person, how much damage did it cause?
Is shooting at a person and missing as violent or more/less violent than throwing a stone and hitting a person?
As you see, for psychologists, just defining violence has its complexities.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
For example, if a gun accidentally fires, what does the bullet hit? Ground? Valuable property? A person? If it hit property or a person, how much damage did it cause?
Is shooting at a person and missing as violent or more/less violent than throwing a stone and hitting a person?
As you see, for psychologists, just defining violence has its complexities.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.