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Media violence / Noah Berlatsky, book editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0737763280
  • 9780737763287
  • 0737763299
  • 9780737763294
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.6 23
LOC classification:
  • P96.V5 M425 2012
Contents:
Chapter 1. Is media violence a serious problem? -- Media violence causes aggression / NewsRx Health and Science -- Watching doesn't make us violent : assessing the research on media violence / David Trend -- Does movie violence increase violent crime? / Gordon Dahl and Stefano DellaVigna -- Media influence has led to public acceptance of torture / Maura Moynihan -- Government influence has led to media acceptance of torture / Scott Horton -- Cyberbullying is a serious problem for youth / Brian Fraga -- The problems of online predation and cyberbullying have been exaggerated / Larry Magid -- Chapter 2. How should media violence be regulated? -- Television violence adversely affects children and should be regulated / Federal Communications Commission -- Parents, not government, should regulate television violence / Adam Thierer -- Violent video games cause aggression in children and should be regulated / Steven F. Gruel -- Regulating violent video games is unnecessary / James Lileks -- Movie ratings help flag violent content that is inappropriate for children / Motion Picture Association of America -- Despite ratings, children are still exposed to violent media / Federal Trade Commission (FTC) -- Chapter 3. What is the effect of violence in the news? -- Violence in the news increases children's fear and anxiety / Barbara J. Wilson -- The horrors of war must not be censored / Dan Kennedy -- Osama bin Laden's death photo should be released / Jimmie L. Foster -- Osama bin Laden's death photo should not be released / Earl Ofari Hutchinson -- Chapter 4. What is the relationship between violence and sex in the media? -- Yes to violence, no to sex / Robert Scheer -- Americans are right to worry more about media sex than media violence / USA Today (Magazine) -- Sexualized violence in the media contributes to violence against women / Marina DelVecchio -- Pornography does not cause rape / Steve Chapman -- Hip hop and hip-hop journalism promote violence / Sonia Poulton -- Black music and black people do not beget violence / Autumn Carter.
Summary: This book is a collection of articles in which authors examine the moral and societal implications of media violence and the ways in which society and government should regulate violence in the media.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Is media violence a serious problem? -- Media violence causes aggression / NewsRx Health and Science -- Watching doesn't make us violent : assessing the research on media violence / David Trend -- Does movie violence increase violent crime? / Gordon Dahl and Stefano DellaVigna -- Media influence has led to public acceptance of torture / Maura Moynihan -- Government influence has led to media acceptance of torture / Scott Horton -- Cyberbullying is a serious problem for youth / Brian Fraga -- The problems of online predation and cyberbullying have been exaggerated / Larry Magid -- Chapter 2. How should media violence be regulated? -- Television violence adversely affects children and should be regulated / Federal Communications Commission -- Parents, not government, should regulate television violence / Adam Thierer -- Violent video games cause aggression in children and should be regulated / Steven F. Gruel -- Regulating violent video games is unnecessary / James Lileks -- Movie ratings help flag violent content that is inappropriate for children / Motion Picture Association of America -- Despite ratings, children are still exposed to violent media / Federal Trade Commission (FTC) -- Chapter 3. What is the effect of violence in the news? -- Violence in the news increases children's fear and anxiety / Barbara J. Wilson -- The horrors of war must not be censored / Dan Kennedy -- Osama bin Laden's death photo should be released / Jimmie L. Foster -- Osama bin Laden's death photo should not be released / Earl Ofari Hutchinson -- Chapter 4. What is the relationship between violence and sex in the media? -- Yes to violence, no to sex / Robert Scheer -- Americans are right to worry more about media sex than media violence / USA Today (Magazine) -- Sexualized violence in the media contributes to violence against women / Marina DelVecchio -- Pornography does not cause rape / Steve Chapman -- Hip hop and hip-hop journalism promote violence / Sonia Poulton -- Black music and black people do not beget violence / Autumn Carter.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors examine the moral and societal implications of media violence and the ways in which society and government should regulate violence in the media.

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