Readings on the Psychology of Media and Social Issues continued...

Media and Gender Role Development
Aubrey, J., & Harrison, K. (2004). The gender-role content of children’s favorite television programs and its links to their gender-related perceptions. Media Psychology, 6, 111-146.

Currie, D. (1997). Decoding femininity: Advertisements and their teenage readers. Gender and Society, 11, 454-478.

Dietz, T. (1998). An examination of violence and gender role portrayals in video games: Implication for gender socialization and aggressive behavior. Sex Roles, 38, 425-442.

Dill, K., & Thill, K. (2007). Video game characters and the socialization of gender roles: Young people’s perceptions mirror sexist media depictions. Sex Roles, 57, 851-864.

Durkin, K., & Nugent, B. (1998). Kindergarten children’s gender-role expectations for television actors. Sex Roles, 38, 387-402.

Hust, S., Brown, J., & L’Engle, K. (2008). Boys will be boys and girls better be prepared: An analysis of the rare sexual health messages in young adolescents’ media. Mass Communication and Society, 11, 3-23.

Larsen, M. (2005). Sex roles and soap operas: What adolescents learn about single motherhood. Sex Roles, 35, 97-105.

Miller, M. K., & Summers, A. (2007). Gender differences in video games characters’ roles, appearances, and attire as portrayed in video game magazines. Sex Roles, 57, 733-742.

Ward, L. (2002). Understanding the role of entertainment media in the sexual socialization of American youth:  A review of empirical research. Developmental Review, 23, 347-388.

Ward, L., Hansbrough, E., & Walker, E. (2005). Contributions of music video exposure to black adolescents’ gender and sexual schemas. Journal of Adolescent Research, 20, 143-166.

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Media and Participation in the Political Process
Harris, A. (2008). Young women, late modern politics, and the participatory possibilities of online cultures. Journal of Youth Studies, 11, 481-495.

Hofstetter, C. R. (2004). The skills and motivations of interactive media participants: The case of political talk radio. In E. P. Bucy, & J. E. Newhagen (Eds.), Media access: Social and psychological dimensions of new technology use (pp. 207-231), Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Hwang, H., Schmierbach, M., Paek, H.-J., de Zuniga, H. G., & Shah, D. (2006). Media dissociation, Internet use, and antiwar political participation: A case study of political dissent and action against the war in Iraq. Mass Communication and Society, 9, 461-483.

Kenski, K., & Stroud, N. J. (2006). Connections between Internet use and political efficacy, knowledge, and participation. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 50, 173-192.

Livingstone, S., & Markham, T. (2008). The contribution of media consumption to civic participation. British Journal of Sociology, 59, 351-371.

McCluskey, M. R., Deshpande, S., Shah, D. V., & McLeod, D. M. (2004). The efficacy gap and political participation: When political influence fails to meet expectations. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 16, 438-455.

Scheufele, D. A., Nisbet, M. C., & Brossard, D. (2003). Pathways to political participation? Religion, communication contexts, and mass media. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 15, 300-324.

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Media Coverage of War and Terrorism
Abdel-hai, J. M. (2006). Al-Jazeera at War. Journal of Visual Culture, 5, 105-107.

Althaus, S. L., & Kim, Y. M. (2007). Priming effects in complex information environments: reassessing the impact of news discourse on presidential approval. Journal of Politics, 68, 960-976.

Buttny, R., & Ellis, D. G. (2007). Accounts of violence from Arabs and Israelis on Nightline. Discourse and Society, 18, 139-161.

Dardis, F. E. (2006). Marginalization devices in U.S. press coverage of Iraq War protest: a content analysis. Mass Communication and Society, 9, 117-135.

Duggal, H. S., Berezkin, G., & John, V. (2002). PTSD and TV viewing of World Trade Center. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 494-495.

Fremont, W. P., Pataki, C., & Beresin, E. V. (2005). The impact of terrorism on children and adolescents: Terror in the skies, terror on television. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 14, 429-451.

Hoffner, C., & Haefner, M. J. (1994). Children's news interest during the Gulf War: The role of negative affect. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 38, 193-204.

Kull, S., Ramsay, C., & Lewis, E. (2003-04). Misperceptions, the media, and the Iraq War. Political Science Quarterly, 118, 569-598.

Newhagen, J. E. (1994). Effects of televised government censorship disclaimers on memory and thought elaboration during the Gulf War. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 38, 339-351.

Pan, Z., & Kosicki, G. M. (1994). Voters' reasoning processes and media influences during the Persian Gulf War. Political Behavior, 16, 117-156.

Propper, R. E., Stickgold, R., Keeley, R., & Christman, S. D. (2007). Is television traumatic?: Dreams, stress, and media exposure in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Psychological Science, 18, 334-340.

Rice, S. K. J., & Bartlett, J. L. (2006). Legitimating organisational decisions: A study of media framing of the Australian Government's legitimacy strategy and public opinion on the war in Iraq. Journal of Communication Management, 10, 274-286.

Shoshani, A., & Slone, M. (2008). The drama of media coverage of terrorism: Emotional and attitudinal impact on the audience. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 31, 627-640.

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Media Stereotypes
Arima, A. N. (2003). Gender stereotypes in Japanese television advertisements. Sex Roles, 49, 81-90.
Bang, H.-K., & Reece, B. B. (2003). Minorities in children's television commercials: New, improved, and stereotyped. Journal of Consumer Affairs, 37, 42-67.

Baynes, L. M. (2007). White out: The absence and stereotyping of people of color by the broadcast networks in prime time entertainment programming. In P. M. Napoli (Ed.), Media diversity and localism: Meaning and metrics (pp. 227-267),  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Blakeborough, D. (2008). "Old people are useless": Representations of aging on The Simpsons. Canadian Journal on Aging, 27, 57-67.

Bullock, H. E., Wyche, K. F., & Williams, W. R. (2001). Media images of the poor. Journal of Social Issues, 57, 229-246.

Cobb, M. D., & Boettcher, W. A., III. (2007). Ambivalent sexism and misogynistic rap music: Does exposure to Eminem increase sexism? Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 37, 3025-3042.

Diamond, L. M. (2005). 'I'm straight, but I kissed a girl': The trouble with American media representations of female-female sexuality. Feminism & Psychology, 15, 104-110.

Dixon, T. L. (2007). Black criminals and White officers: The effects of racially misrepresenting law breakers and law defenders on television news. Media Psychology, 10, 270-291.

Dixon, T. (2008). Crime news and racialized beliefs: Understanding the relationship between local news viewing and perceptions of African Americans and crime. Journal of Communication, 58, 106-125.

Donlon, M. M., Ashman, O., & Levy, B. R. (2005). Re-vision of older television characters: A stereotype-awareness intervention. Journal of Social Issues, 61, 307-319.

Gerstenfeld, P. B., Grant, D. R., & Chiang, C.-P. (2003). Hate online: A content analysis of extremist Internet sites. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy (ASAP), 3, 29-44.

Gustavsson, E. (2005). Virtual servants: Stereotyping female front-office employees on the Internet. Gender, Work & Organization, 12, 400-419.

Hart, K.-P. R. (2004). We're here, we're queer--and we're better than you: The representational superiority of gay men to heterosexuals on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. The Journal of Men's Studies, 12, 241-253.

Kawai, Y. (2005). Stereotyping Asian Americans: The dialectic of the Model Minority and the Yellow Peril. Howard Journal of Communications, 16, 109-130.

Klein, H., & Shiffman, K. (2009). Underrepresentation and symbolic annihilation of socially disenfranchised groups ("out groups") in animated cartoons. Howard Journal of Communications, 20, 55-72.

Lee, M. J., Bichard, S. L., Irey, M., Walt, H., & Carlson, A. (2009). Television viewing and ethnic stereotypes: Do college students form stereotypical perceptions of ethnic groups as a result of heavy television consumption? Howard Journal of Communications, 20, 95-110.

Lee, M. M., Carpenter, B., & Meyers, L. S. (2007). Representations of older adults in television advertisements. Journal of Aging Studies, 21, 23-30.

Maher, J. K., Herbst, K. C., Childs, N. M., & Finn, S. (2008). Racial stereotypes in children's television commercials. Journal of Advertising Research, 48, 80-93.

Mahiri, J., & Conner, E. (2003). Black youth violence has a bad rap. Journal of Social Issues, 59, 121-140.

Meek, B. A. (2006). And the Injun goes "How!": Representations of American Indian English in white public space. Language in Society, 35, 93-128.

Padva, G. (2006). Media and popular culture representations of LGBT bullying. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services: Issues in Practice, Policy & Research, 19, 105-118.

Peterson, S. H., Wingood, G. M., DiClemente, R. J., Harrington, K., & Davies, S. (2007). Images of sexual stereotypes in rap videos and the health of African American female adolescents. Journal of Women's Health, 16, 1157-1164.

Plakoyiannaki, E., Mathioudaki, K., Dimitratos, P., & Zotos, Y. (2008). Images of women in online advertisements of global products: Does sexism exist? Journal of Business Ethics, 83, 101-112.

Punyanunt-Carter, N. M. (2008). The perceived realism of African American portrayals on television. Howard Journal of Communications, 19, 241-257.

Rada, J. A., & Wulfemeyer, K. T. (2005). Color coded: Racial descriptors in television coverage of intercollegiate sports. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49, 65-85.

Raley, A. B., & Lucas, J. L. (2006). Stereotype or success? Prime-time television's portrayals of gay male, lesbian, and bisexual characters. Journal of Homosexuality, 51, 19-38.

Rivadeneyra, R. (2006). Do you see what I see?: Latino adolescents' perceptions of the Images on television. Journal of Adolescent Research, 21, 393-414.

Robinson, T., & Anderson, C. (2006). Older characters in children's animated television programs: A content analysis of their portrayal. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 50, 287-304.

Robinson, T., Callister, M., & Jankoski, T. (2008). Portrayal of body weight on children's television sitcoms: A content analysis. Body Image, 5, 141-151.

Robinson, T., Callister, M., Magoffin, D., & Moore, J. (2007). The portrayal of older characters in Disney animated films. Journal of Aging Studies, 21, 203-213.

Rodgers, S., Kenix, L. J., & Thorson, E. (2007). Stereotypical portrayals of emotionality in news photos. Mass Communication and Society, 10, 119-138.

Schultz, H. T. (2005). Hollywood's portrayal of psychologists and psychiatrists: Gender and professional training differences.  In E. Cole, & J. H. Daniel (Eds.), Featuring females: Feminist analyses of media (pp.101-112), Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Shaheen, J. G. (2003). Reel bad Arabs: How Hollywood vilifies a people. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 588, 171-193.

Tan, A., Fujioka, Y., & Tan, G. (2000). Television use, stereotypes of African Americans and opinions on affirmative action: An affective model of policy reasoning. Communication Monographs, 67, 362-371.

Towbin, M. A., Haddock, S. A., Zimmerman, T. S., Lund, L. K., & Tanner, L. R. (2003). Images of gender, race, age, and sexual orientation in Disney feature-length animated films. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 15, 19-44.

Tynes, B., & Ward, L. M. (2009). The role of media use and portrayals in African Americans' psychosocial development. In H. A. Neville, B. M. Tynes, & S. O. Utsey (Eds.), Handbook of African American psychology (pp. 143-158), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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News Coverage of Sexual Violence
Abrams, D., Viki, G. T., Masser, B., & Bohner, G. (2003). Perceptions of stranger and
acquaintance rape: The role of benevolent and hostile sexism in victim blame and rape proclivity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 111-125.

Anastasio, P. A., & Costa, D. M. (2004). Twice hurt: How newspaper coverage may reduce empathy and engender blame for female victims of crime. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 51, 535-542.

Benedict, H. (1993). Virgin or vamp: How the press covers sex crimes. New York: Oxford University Press.

Carll, E.K. (2003). News portrayal of violence and women: Implications for public policy. The American Behavioral Scientist, 46, 1601-1610.

Carter, C. (1998). When the “extraordinary becomes ordinary:” Everyday news of sexual
violence. In C. Carter, G. Branston, & S. Allan, (Eds.), News, gender, and power (pp. 219-232). London: Routledge.

Kasinsky, R. G. (1998). Tailhook and the construction of sexual harassment in the media: “Rowdy navy boys” and the women who made a difference. Violence Against Women, 4, 81-99.

Korn, A. & Efrat, S. (2004). The coverage of rape in the Israeli popular press. Violence Against Women, 10, 1056-1074.

Meyers, M. (1997). News coverage of violence against women: Engendering blame. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Meyers, M. (2004). African American women and violence: Gender, race, and class in the news. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 21, 95-118.

Worthington, N. (2005). Negotiating news representations of rape: Reporting on a college sexual scandal. Media Report to Women, 33, 6-14.

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Pro-Eating Disorder Websites
Csipke, E., & Horne, O. (2007). Pro-eating disorder website: User’s opinions. European Eating Disorders Review, 15, 196-206.

Day, K., & Keys, T. (2008). Starving in cyberspace: A discourse analysis of pro-eating-disorder websites. Journal of Gender Studies, 17, 1-15.

Grunwald, M., Wesemann, D., & Rall, L. (2008). Pro-anorexia websites: An underestimated and uncharted danger!  Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 13, 96.

Harper, K., Sperry, S., & Thompson, K. J. (2008). Viewership of pro-eating disorder websites: Association with body image and eating disturbances. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 41, 92-95.

Lapinski, M. K. (2006). StarvingforPerfect.com: A theoretically based content analysis of pro-eating disorder web sites. Health Communication, 20, 243-253.

Lipczynska, S. (2007). Discovering the cult of Ana and Mia: A review of pro-anorexia websites. Journal of Mental Health, 16, 545-548.

Pollack, D. (2003). Pro-eating disorder websites: What should be the feminist response? Feminism & Psychology, 13, 246-251.

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Social Marketing
Bull, S. S., Posner, S. F., Ortiz, C., Beaty, B., Benton, K., Lin, L., Pals, S. L., & Evans, T. (2008). POWER for reproductive health: Results from a social marketing campaign promoting female and male condoms. Journal of Adolescent Health, 43, 71-78.

Devlin, E., Eadie, D., Stead, M., & Evans, K. (2007). Comparative study of young people's response to anti-smoking messages. International Journal of Advertising, 26, 99-128.

Evans, W. D., Renaud, J., Blitstein, J., Hersey, J., Ray, S., Schieber, B., & Willett, J. (2007). Prevention effects of an anti-tobacco brand on adolescent smoking initiation. Social Marketing Quarterly, 13, 2-20.

Farrelly, M.C., Healton, C.G., Davis, K.C., Messeri, P., Hersey, J.C., & Haviland, M.L. (2002). Getting to the truth: Evaluating national tobacco countermarketing campaigns. American Journal of Public Health, 92, 901-907.

Graham, D. J., & Graham, J. F. (2008). Improving media campaigns promoting physical activity: The underutilized role of gender. International Journal of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Marketing, 13, 205-213.

Johnston, L. D., Terry-McElrath, Y. M., O'Malley, P. M., & Wakefield, M. (2005). Trends in recall and appraisal of anti-smoking advertising among American youth: National survey results, 1997-2001. Prevention Science, 6, 1-19.

Olshefsky, A. M., Zive, M. M., Scolari, R., & Zuñiga, M. (2007). Promoting HIV risk awareness and testing in Latinos living on the U.S.-Mexico border: The Tú No Me Conoces social marketing campaign. AIDS Education and Prevention, 19, 422-435.

Samu, S., & Bhatnagar, N. (2008). The efficacy of anti-smoking advertisements: The role of source, message, and individual characteristics. International Journal of Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Marketing, 13, 237-250.

Toncar, M., Reid, J. S., & Anderson, C. E. (2007). Effective spokespersons in a public service announcement: National celebrities, local celebrities and victims. Journal of Communication Management, 11, 258-275.

Vijaykumar, S. (2008). Communicating safe motherhood: Strategic messaging in a globalized world. Marriage & Family Review, 44, 173-199.

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Video Games and Health-Related Behavior
Baranowski, T., Buday, R, & Thompson, D. (2008).  Playing for real: Video games and stories for health-related behavior change. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34, 74-82.

Beale, I., Kato, P., & Marin-Bowling, V. (2007).  Improvement in cancer-related knowledge following use of a psychoeducational video game for adolescents and young adults with cancer. Journal of Adolescent Health, 41, 263-270. 

Beullens, K., Roe, K., & Van den Bulck, J. (2008). Video games and adolescents' intentions to take risks in traffic. Journal of Adolescent Health, 43, 87-90.

Burke, V., Beilin, L., & Durkin, K. (2006). Television, computer use, physical activity, diet and fatness in Australian adolescents. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 1, 248-255.

Cahill, J. (1994). Health Works: Interactive AIDS education videogames. Computers in Human Services, 11, 159-176.

Epstein, L., Beecher, M., & Graf, J. (2007). Choice of interactive dance and bicycle games in overweight and nonoverweight youth. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 33, 124-131.

Larwin, K., & Larwin, D. (2008). Decreasing excessive media usage while increasing physical activity: A single-subject research study. Behavior Modification, 32, 938-956.

Latner, J., Rosewall, Juliet K., & Simmonds, M. (2007). Childhood obesity stigma: Association with television, videogame, and magazine exposure. Body Image, 4, 147-155.

Marshall, S., Biddle, S., & Gorely, T., (2004).  Relationships between media use, body fatness and physical activity in children and youth: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Obesity, 28, 1238-1246.

Schneider, M., Dunton, G., & Cooper, D. (2007). Media use and obesity in adolescent females. International Journal of Obesity, 15, 2328-2335.

Smyth, J., (2007). Beyond self-selection in video game play: An experimental examination of the consequences of massively multiplayer online role-playing game play. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10, 717-727.

Vandewater, E., Shim, M., & Caplovitz, A. (2004). Linking obesity and activity level with children’s television and video game use. Journal of Adolescence, 27, 71-85.

Wake, M., Hesketh, K., & Waters, E. (2003). Television, computer use and body mass index in Australian primary school children.  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 39, 130-134.

Zabinski, M., Norman, G., & Sallis, J. (2007).  Patterns of sedentary behavior among adolescents. Health Psychology, 26, 113-120.
 
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