The Impact of Fictional Television Stories on U.S. Adult Fatalities: New Evidence on the Effect of the Mass Media on Violence.

Phillips, David P.

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ERIC Number: EJ266311

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Publication Date: 1982-May

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The Impact of Fictional Television Stories on U.S. Adult Fatalities: New Evidence on the Effect of the Mass Media on Violence.

Phillips, David P.

American Journal of Sociology, v87 n6 p1340-59 May 1982

Presents systematic evidence that violent, fictional television stories trigger imitative deaths and near-fatal accidents. In 1977, suicides, motor vehicle deaths, and nonfatal accidents all rose immediately following soap opera suicide stories. (AM)

Descriptors: Mass Media, Suicide, Television Research, Television Viewing, Violence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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