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    Religious practices and conversations in American and Israeli prime-time television programming
    (Inst of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, 2018) Cohen, Yoel; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Hetsroni, Amir; Faculty Member; Department of Media and Visual Arts; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 258782
    This comparative content analysis examines the extent to which religion finds expression in mainstream TV programming. The appearance of religious practices, the level of fulfillment they bring, and the extent to which they accord with religious law along with the tone of conversation about religion were coded in 154 hours of prime-time network programming from the USA and 112 hours of prime-time programming aired by the major TV stations in Israel. The results indicate a very infrequent presence of religion in the programming in the two countries: once in two hours in Israel and once in three hours in the USA, but while in US programming more than three quarters of the religious practices brought fulfillment to their participants and more than 90% of the practices adhered fully or partly to religious rules, in Israeli shows only one quarter of the practices brought fulfillment and just half of them adhered fully or partly to religious rules. Conversation about religion appeared just as infrequently as practices did, but its tone was mainly positive in both countries.
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    Revealing images as facebook profile pictures: influences of demographics and relationship status
    (Soc Personality Res Inc, 2017) Guldin, Dror A.; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Hetsroni, Amir; Faculty Member; Department of Media and Visual Arts; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 258782
    In this study, we examined the impact of demographics and relationship status on posting a revealing picture of oneself as a profile picture on Facebook. We randomly sampled and coded 1,000 profiles of Israeli Facebook users ranging in age between 18 and 61 years. Over 40% of the profiles showed at least 1 picture of the user dressed in a skimpy outfit. Results of a multiple logistic regression model indicated that younger age, a lower level of education, and not being engaged in a committed romantic relationship were significant predictors of the posting of these pictures. Further, gender alone was not a significant predictor, but the interaction of gender and level of education was. Specifically, women with a high-schoollevel education posted revealing pictures of themselves more often than did men with a similar level of education. We analyzed our results in light of Goffman's theory of self-presentation.
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    Television and romance: studies, observations and interpretations
    (Nova Science Publishers, 2016) N/A; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Hetsroni, Amir; Faculty Member; Department of Media and Visual Arts; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 258782
    What effect does television viewing have on the quality of marriage life? This is one of the questions that the authors discuss within this new book, edited by Professor Amir Hetsroni from the Department of English, Culture and Communication at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book includes entries written by leading international scholars that interpret the way romance is portrayed on television, and the mark left by this portrayal on viewers. About half of the chapters in this book present empirical inquires. The other half consists of theoretical and critical accounts. The collection offers in-depth analysis of some of the most successful programs in recent years in America (How I Met Your Mother), Britain (Silent Witness), Spain (Los Protegidos) and other countries along with detailed reviews of the home screen representation of love life within various demographic groups (single white men), age cohorts (elderly) and other sects. The outcome of exposure to popular programming on romantic fidelity, dating plans, cohabitation expectations and other romance-related concepts is thoroughly investigated. This book is an essential addition to any serious library collections in media studies. It can serve as a reference for undergraduate and graduate classes concerned with media effects and TV research. It also makes an interesting read for media personnel who are engaged in TV production and journalists who cover the topic. The editor, Amir Hetsroni, is a professor in the Department of Media and Visual Arts at Koç University in Turkey. He is the author/editor of four books and nearly 100 journal articles and book chapters. He is also a media celebrity in his home country, Israel, where he takes part in reality shows as a consultant and commentator, and takes an active role in anti-censorship campaigns.
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    When the most popular format reaches the most atypical country: reality TV and religion in Israel
    (Taylor and Francis, 2018) Cohen, Yoel; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Hetsroni, Amir; Faculty Member; Department of Media and Visual Arts; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 258782
    This chapter looks at the ways in which Judaism finds expression in reality shows in Israel. It examines three aspects: reaction to the programs from religious leaders and religious communities; participation of religious people in the shows; and the appearance of religion-related topics in the programs. Reality shows predominate the ratings chart in Israel, where nine of the ten most highly watched programs in 2014 were of this genre. The accommodation of religion finds expression in the country's legal system, including regulations that dictate the modus operandi of commercial TV channels. Stations are free to broadcast programming that caters to popular taste, but they are still required to devote a portion of air-time to religion. Although Israel has become a capital of dramatic formats and game shows, local inventions of reality formats have been less successful in terms of ratings.
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    Monotheism and television: a comparative content analysis of religion in prime-time programming in the USA, Israel, and Turkey
    (Taylor & Francis, 2020) Cohen, Yoel; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Hetsroni, Amir; Faculty Member; Department of Media and Visual Arts; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 258782
    This comparative study examines content on religion in mainstream TV programming in three countries: Christianity as expressed on US television, Islam on Turkish Television, and Judaism on Israel Television. Religious practices, spiritual inspiration, and the extent to which they accurately reflected religious tradition along with the tone of conversation about religion were coded in 154 hours of prime-time network programming from the USA, 112 hours of prime-time programming from Israel, and 30 hours from Turkey. The results indicate that most religious activity on television is done in public. Its presence in the programming is very infrequent: once an hour in Turkey, once in 2hours in Israel and once in 3hours in the USA. However, while in US and Turkish programming more than three quarters of the religious practices brought fulfillment to their participants and more than 90% of the practices adhered fully or partly to religious traditional law, in Israeli shows only one quarter of the practices brought fulfillment and just half of them were full or partial replicas of religious traditional rules. Speech about religion appeared just as infrequently as practices did, but its tone was mainly positive in all the three countries.
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    Television viewing and romantic relationships - The downside: a cultivation exploration
    (Nova Science Publishers, 2016) N/A; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Hetsroni, Amir; Faculty Member; Department of Media and Visual Arts; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 258782
    This chapter reviews a series of studies that examined the connection between TV viewing and the quality of romantic relationships. The results indicate a negative pattern of associations between excessive viewing and indicators of the quality of intimate relationships and that heavy TV viewing nurtures Lodus, Pragma and Eros love styles. Romantic battles on the screen differ significantly in their reason from similar conflicts in the real world. Altogether, it seems that TV viewing is not healthy to the development of a committed long lasting relationship. The findings are analyzed mainly from a cultivation perspective, but selective exposure is also discussed as a potential explanation.
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    Interest rate demands and television viewing-is a single exposure more influential than routine viewing?
    (Sage, 2017) Reizer, Abira; Ben Zion, Uri; Department of Media and Visual Arts; Hetsroni, Amir; Faculty Member; Department of Media and Visual Arts; College of Social Sciences and Humanities
    This study examined the impact of media consumption, and particularly exposure to television, on decisions regarding interest rate demands. One hundred and fifty-four participants were randomly divided into two groups: in the manipulation group, participants were exposed to a news clip about an Iranian nuclear attack on Israel, whereas in the control group, the participants were not exposed to the film. Both groups filled a questionnaires regarding their interest rate requirements in different situations, their media conception behaviors, and demographic questionnaires. Frequent routine viewing increased the interest rate demands only among participants in the manipulation group, but the manipulation itself did not have a significant effect on interest rate demands. The results are explained in terms of cultivation theory.