Sweden)

Laris Strunke

Children in the New Media Landscape

This document consists of three sources which compile research on the influence of media sex and violence on children's development. The first is a collection of articles on children and the media; the remaining two are bibliographies of research--one on pornography and sex in the media, the other on video and computer games. The articles in the collection are: (1) "The Monster Massacre or What Is a Violent Electronic Game?" (Christofferson); (2) "Video Game Violence and Aggression: A Review of Research" (Griffiths); (3) "Killing Time? A Canadian Meditation on Video Game Culture" (Kline); (4) "Video Games and Violence: Controversy and Research in Japan" (Sakamoto); (5) "Computer Games and Aggression: Research in Australia and New Zealand" (Durking and Low); (6) "Competitive Aggression in Australian Adolescent Males during Videogame Play" (Ask, Augoustinos, and Winefield); (7) "Boys, Girls, and Violent Video Games: The Views of Dutch Children" (Nikken); (8) "New Media and Young People in Sweden" (Petrov); (9) "It Isn't Real: Children, Computer Games, Violence, and Reality" (Sorensen and Jessen); (10) "Perceptions of Video Games among Spanish Children and Parents" (Casas); (11) "Violent Elements in Computer Games: An Analysis of Games Published in Denmark" (Schierbeck and Carstens); (12) "Classifications of Interactive Electronic Media" (Christofferson); (13) "Effects of Sexual Content in the Media on Children and Adolescents" (Wartella and others); (14) "Sexual Messages on Entertainment TV in the U.S.A." (Kunkel and others); (15) "Does Pornography Influence Sexual Activities?" (Forsberg); (16) "What Is the Internet? Basic Technology from the User's Perspective" (Evjen and Bjornebekk); (17) "Sex on the Internet: Issues, Concerns, and Implications" (Griffiths); (18) "Violent Pornography on the Internet: A Study of Accessibility and Prevalence" (Bjornebekk and Evjen); (19) "Paedophile Information Networks in Cyberspace" (O'Connell); (20) "Child Sex Iconography: Iconic Narratives of Child Sex Myths" (O'Connell); (21) "Child Abuse on the Internet" (Arnaldo); (22) "The Audience's Perception of Media Violence: Review of Research in the UK" (Hargrave); (23) "Violence on Chilean Television and Audience Perception" (Silva and Souza); (24) "Censorship and the Third-Person Effect: A Study of Perception of Television Influence in Singapore" (Gunther and Ang); (25) "Attitudes to Television Content in Australia" (Cupitt); (26) "A Study on Canadian Family Discourse about Media Practices in the Home" (Caron and Caronia); (27) "The Internet and the Family: The View of U.S. Parents" (Turow with Nir); (28) "U.S. Adults and Kids on New Media Technology"; (29) "Kids Discuss Safety on the Internet" (Childrens Express); (30) "Opinions in Australia, Germany, and the U.S. on Control of Misuse on the Internet" (Waltermann and Machill); and (31) "The Protection of Minors in the Public Opinion: An Austrian Perspective" (Geretschlaeger). Each article contains references. (HTH)