The Myth of Media Violence: A Critical Introduction

ISBN: 978-1-4051-3383-8

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152 pages

January 2007, Wiley-Blackwell

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Offers a fascinating introduction to the public debate over media violence.
Looks at the chronology of contemporary media violence, and explores reservations over communications medias throughout history.
Examines the forces behind the encouraged anxieties about media violence.
Uses examples drawn from a range of media, including disaster and horror movies, science fiction, film tie-in toys, crime shows, MTV, news, sports, and children’s television programming, books and video games.
Includes a closing chapter about why media violence exists as it does in our culture, and what we can do about it.