Why we watch :  the attractions of violent entertainment / 
edited by Jeffrey Goldstein. 
 - x, 270 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-253) and index. 
<br/><br/> Contributors --  Introduction --  The Appeal of Violent Sports --  Death Takes a Holiday, Sort Of --  Immortal Kombat: War Toys and Violent Video Games --  "Violent Delights" in Children's Literature --  Children's Attraction to Violent Television Programming --  "A Test for the Individual Viewer": Bonnie and Clyde's Violent Reception --  When Screen Violence Is Not Attractive --  The Presence of Violence in Religion --  The Psychology of the Appeal of Portrayals of Violence --  Why We Watch --  References --  Subject Index --  Name Index.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195118219 9780195118216 0195118200 9780195118209 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97033066 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Violence in mass media<br/>Popular culture--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P96.V52  / U68 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.60973