Masters of Media: Controversies and Solutions

Victor Strasburger is a pediatrician and media expert who has lectured on 5 continents and in 48 of 50 U.S. states. He has appeared on Today, Oprah, CBS This Morning, National Public Radio, and in major newspapers and magazines.

• PrefaceIntroduction: Children, Adolescents, and the Media: Is There a Problem? (Victor C. Strasburger, M.D.)Chapter 1: The 7 +/- 2 Deadly Sins of Video Game Violence Research El-Lim Kim, M.S., Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D., Douglas A. Gentile, Ph.D.Chapter 2: Should Internet Addiction and Gaming Addiction be Categorized as Disorders Wayne Warburton, Ph.D.Chapter 3: Does Pornography Affect Teenagers? Paul J. Wright, Ph.D.Chapter 4: Lessons from the Dunedin Study Helena M. McAnally, Ph.D., and R.J. Hancox, M.D., MRCP (UK)Chapter 5: The Rise and Fall of Screen TimeSona Livingstone, DPhil (Oxon, OBE)Chapter 6: Why the Densentization Effect Matters Most Jeanne Funk Brockmyer, Ph.D.About the Editor and Contributors

While media, screens and technology are embedded into our modern world, there is a growing and critical need for research and advice to help us understand the effects of media on children. Dr. Victor C. Strasburger and his amazing line-up of experts helps us navigate what is currently known, and what must be figured out to save and protect our current and next generation of children.