It's Not the Media: The Truth About Pop Culture's Influence on Children
Are school shootings the result of violent video games? Do sex-laden movies lead to promiscuity? Can Goth music create alienation? Repeatedly we are told the answer to these and similar questions is a resounding yes. But is this the right answer? It's Not the Media considers why media culture is a perennial target of both fascination and concern, and why we are so often encouraged to believe it is the root of many social problems. A look beyond the attention-grabbing headlines and political...
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Challenges the conventional wisdom that media creates a toxic environment for America's youth, diverting us from the real origins of problems affecting children today
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? The flawed logic of media phobia, past and present11Why Americans Choose to Fear Media: It's not the media: What really changed childhood212Why Americans Choose to Fear Youth: The politics of youth-bashing413Fear of Media Violence: Four fallacies of media-violence effects614Fear of Cartoons: Role models for bad behavior?855Fear of Video Games: The blamed games1096Fear of Music: Musical murder and misogyny?1257Fear of Advertising and the Young Consumer: How much is that psyche in the window?1478Fear of Sex: Do the media make them do it?1699Fear of the Internet: Information regulation193Conclusion: Rethinking Fears of Media and Children: Media: A sheep in wolf's clothing207Notes221Selected Bibliography251Index257
