CT226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hadley Cantril, Breast Augmentation, Single-Bullet Theory
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Not everybody reacts to media the same way. Payne fund fund of money and talent: how people reacted to media/how exactly it effect people (movies, radio, newspaper) they wanted to know what the effect was, magic-bullet theory/hypodermic needle theory. Takes away their sense of control and self-will. Pla(cid:374)t these ideas i(cid:374) your head (cid:894)i(cid:374)je(cid:272)t the (cid:862)(cid:374)eedle(cid:863)(cid:895), a(cid:374)d the people are powerless. Profanity full frontal of naked women. Cleaned up by the magic bullet theory. Scared to lose trust of the public, president was going to step in a get involved (censorship laws) . It(cid:859)s (cid:271)etter to ha(cid:448)e your o(cid:449)(cid:374) rules a(cid:374)d la(cid:449)s i(cid:374)stead of so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e else (cid:894)the government) because they would be harder on you. Public fear of violence, sexuality the public thought movies would have an influence on themselves/their families/the public: the code said: Good guys always win bad guys would get caught, or killed. No nudity, no profanity: 1933-1934, condemned 50 movies, hadley cantril.
