Why we watch : the attractions of violent entertainment /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Goldstein, Jeffrey H.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:	Violence in mass media. Popular culture > United States.

Table of Contents:

The appeal of violent sports / Allen Guttmann
Death takes a holiday, sort of / Vicki Goldberg
Immortal Kombat: war toys and violent video games / Jeffrey Goldstein
"Violent delights" in children's literature / Maria Tatar
Children's attraction to violent television programming / Joanne Cantor
"A test for the individual viewer": Bonnie and Clyde's violent reception / J. Hoberman
When screen violence is not attractive / Clark McCauley
The presence of violence in religion / Maurice Bloch
The psychology of the appeal of portrayals of violence / Dolf Zillmann
Why we watch / Jeffrey Goldstein.