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Stephanie discusses arguments against violence in the media.
Sources include: http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1723
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
In this episode, Tess and Jacob review the arguments from either side of the media violence debate, and form their own conclusions. We would like to thank Dr. Alyson Burns-Glover for her interview.
In this episode, Tess and Jacob discuss arguments that violence in the media has no negative effects in terms of reality, and doesn't increase the likelihood that people will perform violent acts in real life.
Sources include:
http://pricetheory.uchicago.edu/levitt/Papers/LevittUnderstandingWhyCrime2004.pdf
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/september/crime_091911/crime_091911
http://www.wpi.edu/News/TechNews/010214/media.shtml
http://www.springerlink.com/content/0m182577967qu6l7
In this episode, Jacob interviews Dr. Alyson Burns-Glover, professor of psychology at Pacific University about the effects of violence in the media.
Jacob and Tess introducing what media violence is and what the possible arguments are regarding whether or not it has effects in the real world.