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Phillips, H. (2007, April 21). Mind-altering Media. New Scientist, Vol. 194. Retrieved from http://encore.utep.edu.
Helen Phillips writes articles for New Scientist. The article discusses research on electronic media use and its possible effect on human behavior. According to the article, surveys and studies are said to show a link between electronic-media use and violence, depression, and attention-deficit disorders among youth. People should pay attention to this article because it informs the readers about how violence in the media may have a link to why people have depression and act out in violence
Merino, N. (2011). Media Violence. Farmington, MI: Greenhaven Press.
Noël Merino Ph.D is a published author and an editor of young adult books. The book Media Violence introduces issues about media violence with opposing viewpoints of the subject. The book talks about violence in the media and different views points on how media violence affects people. The current problem with this is that there is a lot of violence in the media but people are still not sure whether or not it affects our society.
Kiesbye, S. (2010). Is Media Violence a Problem. Detroit: Greenhaven Press.
Stefan teaches in the UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program and is the editor of many commercial non-fiction books. The book Is Media Violence a Problem shows both sides to the argument whether media violence can cause aggression in children. People should pay attention to the book because it addresses the affects of media violence on children.
Anderson, C. A., Gentile, D. A & Buckley, K. E. (Eds.). (2007). Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, research, and public policy. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press.
Craig Anderson, is a distinguished professor of psychology at Iowa State University who researches aggression, media violence, depression, and social judgment. Douglas Gentile is a developmental psychologist and is at Iowa State. Katherine Buckley is completing her Ph.D at Iowa State. The book presents three important new studies on the effects of violent media on children, adolescents, and young adults. The book would be useful information to parents, policymakers, teachers, clinicians, and all who work with children.
Neale, T. (2009, Oct 25). Pediatricians Fault Media Violence and Sex. Medpage Today. Retrieve from abcnews.go.com.
Todd Neale is a staff writer for Medpage Today. The article Pediatricians Fault Media Violence and Sex is about how violence and sex in music, movies, television and video games pose a threat to children and teenagers. The background of this issue is that there is a lot of violence and sex in the media today.
Goodman P.S. (2008, Jan 7). Economists Say Movie Violence Might Temper the Real Thing. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com.
Peter S. Goodman is a writer for the New York times and in this article, he talks about how violence in movies might cause people to act out in violence. The audience, especially parents, should care about this topic so they can monitor what movies their kids watch.
David-Ferdon, C., & Hertz, M. F. (2007). Electronic Media, Violence, and Adolescents: An Emerging Public Health Problem. Retrieved from http://www.jahonline.org
Corinne David-Ferdon and Marci Feldman use many references in their article to justify what they are talking about. The article is about how the explosion of technology brings the risks of electronic media violence such as cyber bullying and internet harassment. The current situation of the subject is that many kids are affected by cyber bullying and or internet harassment which may cause kids to resort to violent outburst or suicide.
