Children, Adolescents, and Media Violence : A Critical Look at the Research

Children, Adolescents and Media Violence: A Critical Look at the Research, Second Edition provides a comprehensive review and critique of the research on media violence as it relates to children and adolescents. Reflecting new findings in the field,#xE1;special attention is paid to evaluating the role of the development processes in media violence research and to stressing the importance of methodology in understanding that research. The developmental analysis taken by the author allows for the identification of age-related gaps in the literature and helps students to become critical consumers of research. The book provides the most comprehensive overview available of the effects of media violence on children and adolescents.Key Features: Takes a developmental perspective and utilizes three themes throughout the text: critical assessment of research; the importance of development in evaluating research; and identifying the next step in the research process Covers multiple forms of media violence (e.g., animated violence, sports violence, dramatic violence, gaming violence) to broaden the scope of discussion Discusses and critiques the five major theories utilized to explain the impact of media violence on children and adolescents Places media violence in the context of other risk factors for aggression (e.g., peers, parenting, personality) Includes chapter-opening introductions (written engagingly) to draw in readers and to set the stage for the content to come Extends the discussion beyond explicit media violence to address the potential benefits and harm associated with nonviolent media consumption NEW to this EditionUpdated with the latest research and examples on key topics such as internet aggression, violent music and teen suicide, and new forms of survey methods for measuring media violence consumptionResearch in Focus boxes highlight key data and#xE1;statistics related to the science of studying media violenceEach chapter concludes with a section entitled, Developmental Points of Interest, which places the empirical findings, underlying theory, and suggestions for future research, in the context of developmental changeEnd-of-chapter questions for discussion#xE1;that can be used to stimulate dialogue both inside and outside of the classroom.