Media Violence and Its Effect on Aggression: Assessing the Scientific Evidence
By Jonathan Freedman. University of Toronto Press, 2002. $24.95
In this well-researched foray into the hotly debated topic of media violence, Jonathan Freedman challenges popular assumptions about the effects of media violence on children. Beginning with a comprehensive review of research on the effects of violent movies and TV on aggression and crime, Freedman dismisses claims that violence in the media adversely affects kids. He explains how violent media differs from TV advertising?which he feels does influence young people?and compares the less-conclusive effects of TV violence to known factors such as poverty and real-life violence.
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