On Media Violence

<p>This definitive examination of a contemporary social issue asks questions such as: How much media violence is there? What are the meanings conveyed in the way violence is portrayed? What effect does it have on viewers? </p><p>Divided into four parts the book reviews research on media violence; re-examines existing theories of media violence; considers methodological tools used to assess media and introduces the concept of Lineation Theory a perspective and new theoretical approach explaining media violence.</p>