Children, adolescents, and media violence
Subtitle: a critical look at the research
By: Steven J. Kirsh
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 387
ISBN-13: 9781412996433; 9781412996426
Subjects: Aggressiveness in children; Violence in mass media; Youth and violence; Children and violence; Mass media and children; Aggressiveness in adolescence; Mass media and teenagers
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding aggression; title: Media violence : history and key issues; title: Aggressive behavior across development; title: Theories of aggression; title: Violent media consumption across childhood and adolescence; title: Effects of specific forms of violent media on youth; title: Can youth benefit from violent media consumption?; title: Sports violence and aggression; title: Comic books, literature, and war toys.