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Media Violence and Children A Complete Guide for Parents and Professionals
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Douglas A. Gentile
Book Code: C7956
ISBN: 0-275-97956-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97956-0
344 pages, figures, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2003
List Price: $62.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Advances in Applied Developmental Psychology
Series Number: 22
Reviews:
  • Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
    —Choice     September 2004
  • Endorsement From Paul Simon
    Director, Public Policy Institute
    :     Firmly, undramatically, this solid book step-by-step reaches the powerful conclusion that we are harming our society. This is one of those rare books which has the potential to change our culture.
  • Endorsement From Michael Rich, MD, MPH
    Director, Center on Media and Child Health
    Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School:     The most current and comprehensive overview of this complex and concerning issue for children and their parents. If we, as a society, can learn from these leaders in the field and act on what we learn, we can better protect the health and safety of our children, and secure the future of our society as it negotiates the Information Age.
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
LC Card Number: 2003051067
LCC Class: HQ784
Dewey Class: 303
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