Tag: institutional violence
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Report shows violence in movies, games can trigger agressive thoughts and feelings
Pat Curtis - Two researchers at Iowa State University are part of an international team that’s issued a new report on the effects of exposure to violent images — such as scenes in movies, games or pictures in comic books. I.S.U. psychology professor Craig Anderson is president of the International Society for Research on Aggression (IRSA). He appointed a commission which released the report that ...
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"The Dark Knight Rises", Media Violence, & Social Change
Jennifer Epps - It seems obvious to me that the Aurora, Colorado cinema shooting and the close-on-its-heels massacre at the Sikh temple make the need for gun control clear and absolute, in ...