Developing a Line of Inquiry: Assignment Two Planning

List some major ideas/areas of interest that stood out to you in your observations from Assignment One. Think about anything that really captured your interest or areas of inquiry that you would like to pursue.

-Sex and profanity in the media -Serial killers -Crime rates in Miami-Cover lives

List some search terms you intend to try using both Google Scholar and one of the library databases. Click here for the UNCC library databases: http://guides.library.uncc.edu/database_english.

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Sources I Can Access Based on These Search Terms

Profanity in the Media

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/128/5/867.short“Profanity in Media Associated With Attitudes and Behavior Regarding Profanity Use and Aggression” by Sarah M. Coyne, PhD, Laura A. Stockdale, MSc, David A. Nelson, PhD, Ashley Fraser, BSc

Experiment conducted emphasizing the relationship between profanity in the media and aggressive behavior.

Sociopath/psychopath

http://psychologystandard.com/sociopaths-psychopaths-one/“ARE SOCIOPATHS AND PSYCHOPATHS ONE IN THE SAME?” by Eric G. Roberts

In this article Roberts elaborates on the definitions of sociopath and psychopaths.

Serial killers

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=dR_aAAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=serial+killers&ots=87-CcjKgsh&sig=bZTmr0cXkaEC24DC4aWHQ59uz7k#v=onepage&q=serial%20killers&f=falseSereal Killers: Death and Life in America’s Wound CultureWritten by Mark Seltzer

This book talks about the odd fascination that Americans seem to have with murder and the scene of it.

Aggression and Violence in the Media

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=moifZwJHunsC&oi=fnd&pg=PA223&dq=effects+of+violence+on+television&ots=whj_gumefK&sig=wM5uw1ax4FHYf9MCHqqf0OTXwKo#v=onepage&q=effects%20of%20violence%20on%20television&f=falseHandbook of Children and the MediaChapter 11: Effects of Televised Violence on AgressionBrad J. Bushman and L. Rowell Huesmann

This chapter of the book talks about the connection between one watching violence on the television verses their actions of aggression in the real world.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08838157909363912?journalCode=hbem19#preview“Selective Exposure to Televised ViolenceCharles Atkin, Bradley Greenberg, Felipe Korzenny and Steven McDermotte

This article discuses the various aggressive and violent acts seen in the media, especially television.

http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=33073 GTAV

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=WWNKwlY96rEC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=violence+due+to+Grand+theft+auto&ots=8YhJ6B_Uen&sig=QH9rG_c5RUWUUKhd9Qe0ixummxY#v=onepage&q=violence%20due%20to%20Grand%20theft%20auto&f=false google books GTAV

Societies fascination of serial killers

http://www.examiner.com/article/why-are-we-so-fascinated-with-murder-and-serial-killersexaminer.com“Why are we so Fascinated with Murder and Serial Killers?”By Richard Battin

Battin examines the mass fascination that particularly America has in serial killers and murder.

http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/archive/vol39/vol39n2/articles/SchmidMurder.html“America’s fascination with murder”By Patricia DonovanShmid studies how preoccupation with violence permeates popular cuture.

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=a_GwiSGfZFoC&oi=fnd&pg=PR4&dq=fascination+of+serial+killers&ots=nWrM1crduv&sig=nRnOHIB-waNN_xFY9tvxNM4qLSI#v=onepage&q=fascination%20of%20serial%20killers&f=false

“Natural Born Celebrities Serial Killers in America”By David Schmid

Expands on the odd nature of people collecting “murderabilia.P. 3-10

http://cmc.sagepub.com/content/3/3/326.full.pdf+html“Monsters inc.: Serial Killers and Consumer Culture”by Brian Jarvis

This article reflects on how the media and consumer society have created influx in the serial killer market.

Controversy of the show “Dexter”

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2011.00908.x/abstract“The New American Hero: Dexter, Serial Killer for the Masses”by Ashley M. Donnellypages 15-26

She talks about how Dexter is ironically glorified in the television show.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10509200902820688Victor L. SmithTalks about how Dexter is portrayed as a hero.

Serial Killers on TV

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/serial-killers-tvs-newest-obsession-577337“Study: TVs newest obsession is serial killers”Paul Bond

This article talks about the growing fad of cerial killers in telvevision shows.

Proposed Topic/Line of Inquiry: Describe your specific line of inquiry here; basically explain what you intend to research as your Assignment Two research topic.This paper explores the American fascination with serial killers; specific attention will be given to the buying and selling of memorabilia, the increase of television shows focusing on serial killers, and how media can inform violent behavior.

References/Works CitedCollect 10-12 sources and begin writing out your citations here. Remember: I

want you to use the citation style that is appropriate for your major.