Media violence and children
Subtitle: a complete guide for parents and professionals
By: edited by Douglas A. Gentile.
Contributors: Gentile, Douglas A., 1964-
Series: Advances in applied developmental psychology; Advances in applied developmental psychology (1993)
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Westport, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Children and violence; Violence in mass media
Description: Experts present a broad range of approaches and findings to confirm that media violence has profoundly negative effects on children. The foremost experts in the field of media violence research present a broad range of approaches and findings to confirm what has long been suspected: media violence has profoundly negative effects on children. The contributors share concise and readable summaries of the most recent research -- along with research conducted over the past 40 years -- regarding the effects of violence in various media, including: television, film, video games, music, and the Internet. Scientifically documented negative effects on children include the aggressor effect, the victim effect, the bystander effect, and the appetite effect. Future steps to reduce the danger of media violence are also presented. This cross-disciplinary approach to media violence offers readers the most complete, up-to-date, and holistic understanding of the topic. Gentile and his contributors also examine and debunk long-held misconceptions about media violence, explaining the specific nature and unquestionable power of the negative effects. - Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-317) and index.
Table of contents: title: The proliferation of media violence and its economic underpinnings -- Bruce D. Bartholow, ... [et al.]; title: Developmental approaches to understanding media effects on individuals -- Douglas A. Gentile, -- Arturo Sesma Jr.; title: Media effects on societies and communities -- Tannis M. MacBeth; title: Television violence -- Victor C. Strasburger, -- Barbara J. Wilson; title: Theory in the study of media violence : the general aggression model -- Nicholas L. Carnagey, -- Craig A. Anderson; title: The case against the case against media violence -- L. Rowell Huesmann, -- Laramie D. Taylor; title: Violent video games : the newest media violence hazard -- Douglas A. Gentile, -- Craig A. Anderson; title: The effects of violent music on children and adolescents -- Donald E. Roberts, -- Peter G. Christenson, -- Douglas A. Gentile; title: Children's and adolescents' exposure to different kinds of media violence : recurring choices and recurring themes -- Jennifer A. Kotler, -- Sandra L. Calvert; title: Media and fear in children and adolescents -- Joanne Cantor; title: Meta-analyzing the controversy over television violence and aggression -- George Comstock, -- Erica Scharrer; title: The road to the V-chip : television violence and public policy -- Dale Kunkel; title: The frontiers of media research-- W. James Potter.