Mind Abuse
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Mind Abuse

Media Violence and Its Threat to Democracy

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Mind Abuse

Media Violence and Its Threat to Democracy

About this book

Although rogue elements on the internet have spawned concerns about foreign interference in elections, invasion of privacy, and the impact of hate speech, most people are still in denial about the harmful effects of media violence as entertainment. This new edition of Mind Abuse covers developments in the last twenty years, showing how the problem has grown with each new technological innovation and how relentless marketing victimizes countless young people around the world while the entertainment industry rakes in billions. Rose A. Dyson offers a wake-up call to parents, teachers, health professionals, and policy makers who deal with the aftermath of first-person shooter video gaming and social media abuses, such as cyberbullying, that encourage errant behavior from an early age. She shows that recent trends toward increased violence in popular culture are symptomatic of deeper social, economic, and ecological problems that require an urgent shift away from the status quo toward a more sustainable model for peaceful co-existence.For over 30 years, Dyson has contributed to the debate over media violence. Here, she urges us to resist the corporate giants of the entertainment industries and reclaim the right to shape our own value systems and dreams. Blind consumption of media violence as entertainment, she argues, is not inconsistent with vital policies for a greener, healthier future.

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Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  3. FOREWORD
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. CHAPTER I: Teachers Today—Who Are They?
  6. CHAPTER II: Media in Contemporary Capitalism
  7. CHAPTER III: The LaMarsh Commission on Media Violence
  8. CHAPTER IV: Mixed Responses
  9. CHAPTER V: Pornography on the Rise
  10. CHAPTER VI: Defusing Public Protest
  11. CHAPTER VII: Marginal Gains
  12. CHAPTER VIII: New Insights into Old Habits
  13. CHAPTER IX: What Next?
  14. POSTSCRIPT
  15. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  16. INDEX