Blood, Guns, and Testosterone
Author | : Barna William Donovan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39076002852122 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Download or read book Blood, Guns, and Testosterone written by Barna William Donovan and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood, Guns, and Testosterone: Action Films, Audiences, and a Thirst for Violence is a study of the modern action film as a symbolic art of masculinity and a study of this genre's fans who discuss the functions film violence fulfills in their lives. Far from causing real life violence, the book demonstrates that entertainment violence has important social, political, and psychological roles in modern society.