ON THE PROBLEM OF NORMATIVE REGULATION OF MEDIA VIOLENCE: THE CONCEPT AND MODELS OF COMPREHENSION

Abstract

The article raises the problem of inefficiency of normative regulation of manifestations of media violence. This is due to a number of reasons.  The first is related to the fact that media violence, due to its multidimensional nature and complexity, cannot be defined by a strict concept. This circumstance, according to the author, should not stop the legislator and the public, since there is a real threat to the mental health of citizens from the media.  

 The second reason is related to the fact that in the public consciousness, from the author's point of view, the classical objectivist-realist model of interpretation of reality dominates. Her naturalistic, essentialist approach does not allow her to fully assess the risks caused by the newfound phenomena of digital reality.  The author takes the side of researchers who advocate the development of the values of a non-classical epistemological model of social reality, focused on cultural contexts and an interpretative approach.