Bok, Sissela, <br/><br/>
Mayhem :  violence as public entertainment / 
Sissela Bok. 
 - x, 194 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> "A Merloyd Lawrence book.". 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-181) and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction --  The paradox of entertainment violence --  Feasts of Violence --  Recoil and Recognition --  The Thrill of the Kill --  "But Movies Are Not Real" --  Transforming Violence --  The impact of media violence --  Double Takes --  Sizing Up the Effects --  Fear --  Desensitization --  Appetite for More Violence --  Aggression --  Censorship --  A Perceived Dilemma --  The Will to Ban andCensor --  Geneva and the Banning of Spectacles --  Singapore, Asian Values, and the Internet --  Journalists and Media Violence --  Adult Rights, Children's Needs, and the Law --  Opportunities --  Openings for Change --  Caveat Emptor --  Media Literacy --  Collective Action --  National Initiatives --  Notes --  Acknowledgments --  Index --  About the Author\  Pt. 1.  Pt. 2.  Pt. 3.  Pt. 4. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0201489791 9780201489798 0738201456 9780738201450 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97048620 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Violence in mass media
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P96.V5  / B65 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.6