Science is among humanity's greatest achievements, yet scientific censorship is rarely
studied empirically. We explore the social, psychological, and institutional causes and …

A vocal segment of the population has serious concerns about the effect of pornography in
society and challenges its public use and acceptance. This manuscript reviews the major …

Sharing of fake news on social media platforms is a global concern, with research offering
little insight into the motives behind such sharing. This study adopts a mixed-method …

Fake news have pervaded the social media landscape during the COVID-19 outbreak. To
further explore what contributed to fake news susceptibility of social media users, the …

Grounded in theoretical principle, Media Effects and Society help students make the
connection between mass media and the impact it has on society as a whole. The text also …

Although direct influences of media have been the primary focus of mass communication
research, recent theoretical developments have suggested powerful and important indirect …

The self-perceived effects of “hardcore” pornography consumption were studied in a large
representative sample of young adult Danish men and women aged 18–30. Using a survey …

Recent theoretical models propose that mass media, apart from any influence they may
have on personal opinions, can also influence an individual's perceptions of what other …

This study examines whether perceptions of media influence and perceptions of media
hostility towards one's views predict taking “corrective” actions to ensure that one's views are …

Recent calls for censorship of rap music have demonstrated the need to test the perceptual
and especially the behavioral components of Davison's third-person effect hypothesis. The …