Nov 14, 2009

Is Media Violence a Problem? | Research on the Effects of Media Violence on Children Is Inconclusive

Maggie Cutler is the author, at Nerve.com, of a biweekly column entitled “The Secret Life of Maggie Cutler,” which satirizes the confusion between politics, media, and sex in American culture.

Summary: Thousands of studies have tried to determine how media violence affects children. However, all this research has produced no clear answers, and statements about “what the research shows” often exaggerate the actual evidence. It’s almost impossible to separate media violence from all the other factors that can influence violent behavior. One thing...