Media Violence and its Effect on Aggression: Assessing the Scientific Evidence

by Jonathan L. Freedman

Book Overview

The scientific evidence does not support the notion that TV and film violence cause aggression in children or in anyone else. So argues Jonathan Freedman, based on his findings that far fewer than half of the scientific studies have found a causal connection between exposure to media violence and aggression or crime. In fact, Freedman believes that, taken to a more controversial extreme, the research could be interpreted as showing that there is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802084257
• ISBN13: 9780802084255
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"