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Media Violence and Children A Complete Guide for Parents and Professionals
Douglas A. Gentile
ISBN: 0-313-36152-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-36152-4
344 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2008
List Price: $25.00 (UK Sterling Price: £17.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
    —Choice     9/1/2004
Description: 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.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
    The Proliferation of Media Violence and Its Economic Underpinnings
    Developmental Approaches to Understanding Media Effects on Individuals
    Media Effects on Societies and Communities
    Television Violence
    The Role of Theory in the Study of Media Violence: The General Aggression Model
    The Case against the Case against Media Violence
    Violent Video Games: The Newest Media Violence Hazard
    The Effects of Violent Music on Children and Adolescents
    Children's and Adolescents' Exposure to Different Kinds of Media Violence: Recurring Choices and Recurring Themes
    Media and Fear in Children and Adolescents
    The Contribution of Meta-Analysis to the Controversy over Television Violence and Aggression
    The Road to the V-Chip: Television Violence and Public Policy
    The Frontiers of Media Research
About the Author: Douglas A. Gentile is Director of Research for the National Institute on Media and the Family. A developmental psychologist, he is also a faculty member in the Psychology Department at Iowa State University.
LCC Class: 303
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