Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-91) and index.
Contents
Media violence harms children / American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -- Research on the effects of media violence on children is inconclusive / Maggie Cutler -- Violence on television is a serious problem / James T. Hamilton -- Violence on television news programs is a serious problem / Rita Colorito -- Problem of television violence is exaggerated / Jib Fowles -- Violence in the movies is a serious problem / Robert W. Butler -- Violence in video games is a serious problem / Eugene F. Provenzo Jr. -- Problem of video game violence is exaggerated / Greg Costikyan -- Glamorization of guns in rap music is a serious problem / Jay Nordlinger -- Problem of violent themes in popular music is exaggerated / Hillary B. Rosen -- Media violence makes people more violent / Gregg Easterbrook -- Entertainment industry markets violent media to children / Charlie Condon -- Problem of media violence is not serious enough to justify censorship / Wendy Kaminer.