Asking questions about violence in popular culture
By: by Jill Roesler
Series: Asking questions about media; 21st century skills library
Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781633624924; 9781633625082; 9781633625242; 9781633625402
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Violence in popular culture; Juvenile literature; Violence in mass media; Violence
Description: "From sports to movies, video games to the news, violence is everywhere in pop culture. Asking Questions about Violence in Pop Culture looks at how we decide what is deemed 'too violent' to show the public, how those standards have changed over time, and what our increasing tolerance of violence says about our culture."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding violence in popular culture; title: Real vs. virtual violence; title: Viewpoints can vary; title: What media leaves out; title: What the people want.