Stop teaching our kids to kill : a call to action against TV, movie, and video game violence

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Stop teaching our kids to kill : a call to action against TV, movie, and video game violence

Title remainder

a call to action against TV, movie, and video game violence

Statement of responsibility

by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano

Creator

• trueGrossman, Dave

Contributor

• DeGaetano, Gloria

Subject

• trueViolence in mass media -- Psychological aspects
• trueChild psychology
• trueViolence in video games
• trueViolence in television
• Violence on television
• trueFamily and relationships -- General
• trueSociety and culture -- Pop culture
• trueMass media and children
• trueViolence -- Psychological aspects
• trueSociety and culture -- Media and technology
• trueTelevision and children
• trueChildren and violence

Genre

• trueFamily and relationships
• trueSociety and culture

Language

eng

Summary

Completely revised and updated, a much-needed call to action for every parent, teacher, and citizen to help our children and stop the wave of killing and violence gripping America's youth. Newtown, Aurora, Virginia Tech, Columbine. Thereis no bigger or more important issue in America than youth violence. Kids, some as young as ten years old, take up arms with the intention to murder. Why is this happening? Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano believe the root cause is the steady diet of violent entertainment kids see on TV, in movies, and in the video games they play--witnessing hundreds of violent images a day. Offering incontrovertible evidence based on recent scientific studies and research, they posit that this media is not just conditioning children to be violent and see killing as acceptable but teaching them the mechanics of killing as well. "Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill" supplies the statistics, interprets the copious research that exists on the subject, and suggests the many ways to make a difference in your home, at school, in your community, in the courts, and in the larger world. In using this book, parents, educators, social-service workers, youth advocates, and anyone interested in the welfare of our children will have a solid foundation for effective action and prevention of future Columbines, Jonesboros, and Newtowns

Storyline

• trueIssue-oriented

Tone

• trueImpassioned

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

302.230835

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ784.M3

LC item number

G76 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult