Citation

Leone R. J. Commun. 2002; 52(4): 938-954.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, International Communication Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1460-2466.2002.tb02582.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examined the MPAA's assertion that sexual and violent content are treated equally when rating a film. It was hypothesized that sex and violence are not treated equally based on a content analysis of 210 sequences from 13 films consisting of material present in unrated or NC-17-rated—but not in R-rated—versions of the same film. It was hypothesized that more sexual sequences than violent sequences would be removed from R-rated films. The findings supported the hypotheses.