There is perhaps no bigger or more important issue in America at present than youth violence. Jonesboro; Paducah; Pearl, Mississippi; Stamps, Arkan...
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Dec 29, 2010
Damon
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This book is a must read for anyone with children, especially for new parents and will also serve well for anyone who is concerned for our country as a whole. Extremely well researched, this will provide the history of the battle against media violence being shoved down our kids throats every day. What will the effects be if we don't learn to recognize the importance of this information? We wonder why our kids are becoming killers at such early ages and we are amazed at the frequency in recent
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Mar 05, 2009
kyersten
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This books main purpose is to make the public aware of media violence and what can be done about it. We Americans have become so desensitized to violence we hardly recognize it anymore. Did you know a preschooler who watches two hours of cartoons a day is exposed to nearly ten thousand violent episodes each year? This is T.V marketed for preschoolers! So you can only imagine what our teens are being exposed to. Violence is made humorous, and is glamourized by characters who appear to be cool rol
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Dec 23, 2008
.50spiderbite
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I am a fan of Grossman's work, and this book does dig deep, but I found it to be way off the mark, firstly because he backtracks on points he's made in his other books, and secondly, video games, television and movies are one facet of a the total environment that a child is exposed to.
Aug 06, 2011
This book gave some interesting opinions on the influence of violent television and computer games on children in today's society. Some opionions I agreed with others had to be taken with a grain of salt.
Aug 06, 2011
This book gave some interesting opinions on the influence of violent television and computer games on children in today's society. Some opionions I agreed with others had to be taken with a grain of salt.
Jan 25, 2009
I used this book when preparing to speak to others on child brain development and the media. Facts and research to back up that sneaking suspicion I believe most conscious parents already know.
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