Media violence /
Explores the issues surrounding media violence by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.
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Detroit, Mich.
Greenhaven Press
2011.
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| Series: | Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1: Is media violence a problem?
- Media violence has harmful effects on young people / Bart Peterson
- Media should not be blamed for problems among young people / Karen Sternheimer
- Media violence has contributed to an increase in mass murder / Robert Peters
- Media violence leads to callousness / Ruth Conniff
- Ch. 2: Does media violence lead to real violence?
- Video game violence may contribute to copycat violence / Rebecca Hagelin
- Video games should not be blamed for acts of real violence / Christopher Orlet
- There Is evidence that violent video games increase aggression / Amanda Schaffer
- There is no evidence that violent video games increase aggression / Daniel Koffler
- Television violence increases aggression in children / Dale Kunkel
- There is no evidence that television violence increases aggression in children / Jonathan L. Freedman
- Ch. 3: Should the government regulate violent media?
- The First Amendment protects video games from regulation / Marjorie Heins
- The First Amendment does not protect violent video games from regulation / Phyllis Schlafly
- The government should consider regulating television violence / Caroline Schulenburg
- The government should not regulate violent television programming / Nick Gillespie
- A la carte cable programming is necessary to avoid regulation of violent television / Paul M. Weyrich
- More information about television is preferable to regulation / Gene Policinski.