This definitive examination of this important social topic asks questions such as: How much media violence is there? What are the meanings conveyed in the way v

Media and Violence pays equal attention to the production, content and reception involved in any representation of violence. This book offers a framework for un

Does violence on a movie, TV, or computer screen or in a song lyric beget violence in the streets? What about aggression and violence in televised sporting even

The influence of the media remains a contentious issue. Every time a particularly high-profile crime of violence is committed, there are those who blame the eff

Counters the claim that media violence leads to widespread social aggression. Dispelling this myth through a multiple-method analysis, this work argues that the