Via 134 signed entries, this encyclopedia provides students, researchers, and the general public with an accessible, comprehensive, and well-balanced eviddence-based examination of theory, research and debates related to media violence. Entries conclude with Cross-References and Suggestions for Further Readings to guide users to related entries and resources for further research, and a thematic Reader’s Guide in the front matter groups related entries by topic to make it easier for users to locate related entries of interest.
This encyclopedia on media violence examines theory, research and debates as they relate to the topic in a manner that is both accessible and jargon-free.
improve critical thinking and communication skills, including reading and writing skills. A school-based media literacy program in a particular school might take many forms. At the middle school or high ... A closer look: Case studies ...
This Encyclopedia is the definitive resource for students, researchers and practioners needing further informationon various aspects of interpersonal violence, including different forms of interpersonal violence, incidence and prevalence, ...
These books present state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on the media's interaction with children and adolescents.
What effect does it have on viewers?Divided into four parts, the book covers: a review of research on media violence; re-conceptions of exisiting theories of media violence; addresses the need to rethink the methodological tools used to ...
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This work offers a foundational space for understanding the cultural life and imaginative force and power of crime and punishment.
In Banks and Kaschak, Women with Visible and Invisible Disabilities, 2003, pp. xxiixxxix. Beck-Massey, D. “Sanctioned War: Women, Violence, and Disabilities.” Sexuality and Disability 17 (1999): 2694276. Bergeron, L. R. “Abuse of ...
This book is clearly a 'call to arms' for mass media scholars to ratchet up the quality of research (and what we know), to see the interconnections within and among strands of scholarship, and to move forward in a more efficient, organized ...
This reference work will look at issues such as free expression and government regulation of media; how people choose what media to watch, listen to, and read; and how the influence of those who control media organizations may be changing ...