Homework
In 1978, Gerbner, Gross, Jackson-Beeck, Jeffries-Fox, and Signorielli defined violence as " The overt expression of physical force (with or without weapon) against self or other, compelling action against one's will on pain of being hurt or killed, or actually hurting or killing. Must be plausible and credible; no idle threats, verbal abuse, or comic gestures with no credible violent consequences. May be intentional or accidental; violent accidents, catastrophes, acts of nature are included."
For this homework, you will watch three television shows and analyze them for verbal and physical violence portrayed in the show. Use the attached document "Non-Experimental Designs," located under the homework tab, to complete the first part of the homework.
Then, in 300 to 600 words, do the following:
i. Describe what you discovered in this content analysis.
ii. State the findings of your experiment. Explain how your experiment is reliable and/or valid.
iii. Identify any variables in your experiment.
iv. Copy and paste the tally sheet from "Non-Experimental Designs" below at the end of your paper so it is included it in your study.
Non-Experimental Designs Instructions
To better understand the concept of non-experimental designs, be sure to read all the assigned readings for this Topic before beginning the homework:
a) For this homework, you will watch three television shows from the genres listed below and analyze them for verbal and physical violence portrayed in the show. Choose a show that fits the following genres:
i. Situation comedy
ii. Cartoon
iii. Drama
Tally Sheet
a) On the Tally Sheet template below, tally the number of times you see a mode of aggression on the selected program.
i. Rate the overall violence using a 5-point scale from 1 (not at all violent) to 5 (extremely violent).
b) Collapse your data within each program category.
c) Determine the mean rate of acts per program hour for each modes of aggression.
d) Determine the overall mean violence rating for each category.
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Program #1
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Program #2
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Program #3
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Program Name
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Time/Date
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Length in Minutes
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Number of Acts involving:
1. Violence to Body
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2. Use of Weapon
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3. Physical Threat
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4. Verbal Threat
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5. Symbolic/Joking
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Total number of Aggressive Acts
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Overall Violence Rate:
1 (none) to 5 (extremely violent)
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Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.