Media violence and aggression : science and ideology / Tom Grimes, James A. Anderson, Lori Bergen.

Author/creator Grimes, Tom, 1951-
Other author Anderson, James A. (James Arthur), 1939-
Other author Bergen, Lori A., 1958-
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©2008.
Descriptionxi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

Contents Setting the stage -- A short history of the concept of effects -- The epistemology of media effects -- The social scientific "theory" that never quite fit -- Is it just science? / James A. Anderson and Janet W. Colvin -- The world according to causationists -- The biggest cultural variable of all : the child -- The role of psychopathology in the media violence/aggression equation -- The attempt to make an ideology a science -- To legislate or not to legislate against media violence.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-251) and index.
LCCN 2007014778
ISBN9781412914406 (cloth)
ISBN141291440X (cloth)
ISBN9781412914413 (pbk.)
ISBN1412914418 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks P 96.V5 G74 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold