Explores the issues surrounding media violence by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

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Ch. 1: Is media violence a problem? -- Media violence has harmful effects on young people / Bart Peterson -- Media should not be blamed for problems among young people / Karen Sternheimer -- Media violence has contributed to an increase in mass murder / Robert Peters -- Media violence leads to callousness / Ruth Conniff -- Ch. 2: Does media violence lead to real violence? -- Video game violence may contribute to copycat violence / Rebecca Hagelin -- Video games should not be blamed for acts of real violence / Christopher Orlet -- There Is evidence that violent video games increase aggression / Amanda Schaffer -- There is no evidence that violent video games increase aggression / Daniel Koffler -- Television violence increases aggression in children / Dale Kunkel -- There is no evidence that television violence increases aggression in children / Jonathan L. Freedman -- Ch. 3: Should the government regulate violent media? -- The First Amendment protects video games from regulation / Marjorie Heins -- The First Amendment does not protect violent video games from regulation / Phyllis Schlafly -- The government should consider regulating television violence / Caroline Schulenburg -- The government should not regulate violent television programming / Nick Gillespie -- A la carte cable programming is necessary to avoid regulation of violent television / Paul M. Weyrich -- More information about television is preferable to regulation / Gene Policinski.