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About-Face! - http://www.about-face.org/
About-Face questions and satirizes negative and demeaning images of women in society. |
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The Media Theory Site - http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/theory/
Materials about the mass media and its relationship to people's identities, gender, sexuality and behaviour. |
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Ten Things Wrong With the Media 'Effects' Model - http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/theory/effects.htm
Chapter of a book, written by Dr David Gauntlett of the University of Leeds, criticising studies of media effects. [Legally reproduced on the Web by the author]. |
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Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children - http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/09/youthviol.htm
Federal Trade Commission report regarding the marketing of violent materials to children by the industries of motion picture, recording, and electronic games. |
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The Lion and Lamb Project - http://www.lionlamb.org/
National grassroots initiative providing information about the effects of violent entertainment, toys and games on children's behavior. |
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Violence In The Media (Community Learning Network) - http://www.cln.org/themes/media_violence.html
This CLN menu page provides links to Media Studies curricular resources and instructional materials (lesson plans) in the specific topic of violence in the media |
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Facts About Media Violence and Effects on the American Family - http://www.babybag.com/articles/amaviol.htm
Research data tracking television viewing habits and behavior patterns, population/homicide rate data, cartoon violence, video games, internet, music, lyrics and potential adverse effects of excessive exposure to media. |
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Violence, Public Health, and the Media - http://www.annenberg.northwestern.edu/pubs/violence/
Topics: The Problem of Violence, Media and the Social Agenda, From Public Opinion to Public Judgment, Understanding the Problem, The Search for Solutions, The Media as Part of the Solution, Conclusion, and Endnotes. Source: Margaret Gerteis,Annenberg Washington Program |
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Violent Media is Good for Kids - http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2000/06/violent_media.html
Author Gerard Jones argues that violence in video games and other media give children a tool to master their rage. |
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TV News and the Culture of Violence - http://www.bigmedia.org/texts6.html
Examines the role television news plays in an increasingly violent society. From Rocky Mountain Media Watch. |