Media violence and children : a complete guide for parents and professionals

Gentile, Douglas A., 1964- (editor.).

Summary: "This book provides the information parents and professionals need to make the best choices for children's healthy development. It includes chapters specifically relevant to the types of bullying schools have the most trouble identifying and controlling. Most importantly, the writing is both intelligent and accessible so that parents, educators, pediatricians, and policymakers can understand and apply the findings presented."

Record details

ISBN: 9781440830174 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 1440830177 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781440830181 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
xvii, 477 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / Michael Rich -- Introduction / Douglas A. Gentile -- 1. The proliferation of media violence and its economic underpinnings / James J. Lindsey , Karen E. Dill-Shacleford , Kathryn B. Anderson , Bruce D. Bartholow -- 2. Why don't media violence effects look the same on everyone?: developmental approaches to understanding media effects / Douglas A. Gentile -- 3. The broader effects of media on children and adults: a natural experiment / Tannis M. MacBeth -- 4. The role of theory in the study of media violence: the general aggression model / Craig A. Anderson , Nicholas L. Carnagey -- 5. Television violence: sixty years of research / Victor C. Strasburger , Barbara J. Wilson --