Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Proliferation of Media Violence and Its Economic Underpinnings / Bruce D. Bartholow, Karen E. Dill, Kathryn B. Anderson, James J. Lindsay -- Developmental Approaches to Understanding Media Effects on Individuals / Douglas A. Gentile, Arturo Sesma Jr. -- Media Effects on Societies and Communities / Tannis M. MacBeth -- Television Violence / Victor C. Strasburger, Barbara J. Wilson -- Theory in the Study of Media Violence: The General Aggression Model / Nicholas L. Carnagey, Craig A. Anderson -- The Case against the Case against Media Violence / L. Rowell Huesmann, Laramie D. Taylor -- Violent Video Games: The Newest Media Violence Hazard / Douglas A. Gentile, Craig A. Anderson -- The Effects of Violent Music on Children and Adolescents / Donald F. Roberts, Peter G. Christenson, Douglas A. Gentile -- Children's and Adolescents' Exposure to Different Kinds of Media Violence: Recurring Choices and Recurring Themes / Jennifer A. Kotler, Sandra L. Calvert -- Media and Fear in Children and Adolescents / Joanne Cantor -- Meta-Analyzing the Controversy over Television Violence and Aggression / George Comstock, Erica Scharrer -- The Road to the V-Chip: Television Violence and Public Policy / Dale Kunkel -- The Frontiers of Media Research / W. James Potter.