Sexual humor in Hollywood films: Influences of social and economic threat on the desirability of male and female characters
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A study predicted that during times of greater social and economic threat female film characters who joke about sex would be less physically attractive and male characters would be lower in socioeconomic status. The results support the hypothesis that during bad times people feel less optimistic, and therefore people's fantasy partners are less impressive.
Publication Name: Mass Communication and Society
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1520-5436
Year: 2006
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Modern Gladiators: a content analysis of televised wrestling
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A study is conducted to explore how antisocial content in televised wrestling is represented in match-nonmatch time and in three different television time periods of, after midnight, weekend morning time and prime time. The results indicate that national televised wrestling programs frequently show more antisocial content than locally oriented ones.
Publication Name: Mass Communication and Society
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1520-5436
Year: 2003
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What's so funny about a poke in the eye? The prevalence of violence in comedy films and its relation to social and economic threat in the United States, 1951-2000
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The violent context of the top-grossing comedy films from 1951 to 2000 is examined where the message of comedic violence was not one of good triumphing over evil. It analyzes how victims and aggressors are depicted, and correlates the popularity of violent comedy to societal conditions to understand the function and impact of violent comedy.
Publication Name: Mass Communication and Society
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1520-5436
Year: 2003
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