Violence in the media by Boduch, Jodie Lynn instant download

Violence in the media by Boduch, Jodie Lynn instant download

183 pages ; 24 cm, Contains sixteen essays that provide varying perspectives on violence in the media, discussing the origins of media violence issues, violent news, the effects of media violence, legal and ethical challenges, moral relativism, government regulation, and other topics; and including a chronology, contact information for organizations, and a bibliography, Chiefly a collection of previously published (1933-2007) articles, essays, etc, Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-177) and index, Violence as spectacle in ancient Rome / Sissela Bok -- Murder news as cultural event in Victorian England / L. Perry Curtis Jr. -- Movies have a wide range of influence on youth / W.W. Charters -- Mass media is teaching violence as a solution to problems / Fredric Wertham -- Violent news images affect public opinion / David Culbert -- Lessons learned from media violence / Robert M. Liebert, Emily S. Davidson, and John M. Neale -- A lack of consensus on the effects of media violence / Media Awareness Network -- Legal and ethical challenges to violence imagery in the news / Wendy Lesser -- Videogames teach children how to shoot guns / Clive Thompson -- Violent entertainment should not be marketed to children / Bill Clinton -- Violence in entertainment media is good for kids / Gerard Jones -- Moral relativism, not violence, is the problem / Jonah Goldberg -- Media violence often has no moral lesson / Patrick McCormick -- Government regulations on violence in entertainment media / Jess Cagle, Mitch Frank, and Mark Thompson -- Health care professionals should factor the news into the media violence debate / Juliette H. Walma van der Molen -- The public must move from awareness to action / Elizabeth Thoman -- Chronology -- Organizations to contact