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Does Playing Video Games Make Players More Violent?

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Authors:
  1. Barrie Gunter

    1. Media and Communication, University of Leicester, Loughton, United Kingdom

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. What Are the Concerns About Mediated Violence?

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 1-29

  3. How Much Exposure Do Children Have to Violence in Video Games?

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 31-52

  4. What Are the Effects That Cause Concern?

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 53-92

  5. Is There a Link Between Playing Video Games and Social Violence?

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 93-114

  6. Can Playing Video Games Really Trigger Aggression?

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 115-146

  7. Can Video Games Influence Levels of Real Violence?

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 147-164

  8. Can Video Games Promote Good Behaviour?

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 165-193

  9. Are Some Players More Susceptible Than Others to Video Game Effects?

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 195-222

  10. Do Players Respond Similarly to All Video Violence?

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 223-237

  11. What Is the Overall State of Evidence Concerning the Effects of Violent Video Games

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 239-259

  12. Do Video Games Need to Be Better Regulated?

    • Barrie Gunter
    Pages 261-281

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 283-296
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About this book

This book is an academic work which reviews and critiques the research literature concerning violent games and their alleged effects on players. It examines the debates about the potential effects of these games and the divisions between scholars working in the field. It places the research on violent video games in the longer historical context of scholarly work on media violence. It examines research from around the world on the nature of video games and their effects. It provides a critique of relevant theories of media violence effects and in particular theories developed within the older media violence literature and then considers how useful this and newer scholarly work might be for policy-makers and regulators. The book identifies where gaps exist in the extent literature and where future research attention might be directed.  

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“In Does Playing Video Games Make Players More Violent? Gunter presents a broad review of research on video game effects, including some very early studies on general media effects up to and including relatively recent meta-analyses of violent video game effects. … This book might be useful as one of several texts in an undergraduate course on the history of research on media effects.” (Jeanne Funk Brockmyer, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (45), November, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Media and Communication, University of Leicester, Loughton, United Kingdom

    Barrie Gunter

About the author

Barrie Gunter is Emeritus Professor at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester. He is a psychologist by training who worked initially in the broadcasting sector as an audience researcher before switching to the academic world. Media violence has been one of his key areas of interest.

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