About-Face questions and satirizes negative and demeaning images of women in society.

An in-class essay on Media Violence asking the question: Does Media cause violence in our society?

An article from the American Academy of Pediatrics: Some Things You Should Know About Media Violence and Media Literacy.

The site includes the research, policy and opinion documents to inform users about social, economic and policy factors around media's influence in the lives of children and families.

Detailed articles for teens and children about issues and ways to handle problems on the internet.

This CLN menu page provides links to Media Studies curricular resources and instructional materials (lesson plans) in the specific topic of violence in the media

Research data tracking television viewing habits and behavior patterns, population/homicide rate data, cartoon violence, video games, internet, music, lyrics and potential adverse effects of excessive exposure to media.

Materials about the mass media and its relationship to people's identities, gender, sexuality and behaviour.

Chapter of a book, written by Dr David Gauntlett of the University of Leeds, criticising studies of media effects. [Legally reproduced on the Web by the author].

The divergent scenes in society's seemingly random patchwork quilt of senseless youth violence contain a common thread.

Author Gerard Jones argues that violence in videogames and other media give children a tool to master their rage.

Reviews studies on the affect of TV violence on children.

Debates whether violent media creates a violent culture or whether society avoids its real problems by blaming the media.

Examines the role television news plays in an increasingly violent society. From Rocky Mountain Media Watch.

Explores how newspapers can more effectively address the issue of violence. From the Nieman Foundation.

Federal Trade Commission report regarding the marketing of violent materials to children by the industries of motion picture, recording, and electronic games.

National grassroots initiative providing information about the effects of violent entertainment, toys and games on children's behavior.

Includes articles on media violence and video games.

Resources from Reason magazine countering the attacks on violence in popular culture.

Explains how to analyze for violence in TV, movies and videos.

Group of individuals and organizations who are concerned about the degenerative effects of media violence on children.

Topics: The Problem of Violence, Media and the Social Agenda, From Public Opinion to Public Judgment, Understanding the Problem, The Search for Solutions, The Media as Part of the Solution, Conclusion, and Endnotes. Source: Margaret Gerteis,Annenberg Washington Program