Mind Abuse
Media Violence and Its Threat to Democracy
Distributed for Black Rose Books
180 pages
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5 1/2 x 8 1/2
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
1 Teachers Today – Who Are They?
- New Technologies Are Never Neutral
- Popular Culture – What is it?
- Trump as the New Postmodernist
- Media Violence – What is it?
2 Media in Contemporary Capitalism
- The Manufacture of Consent
- Economic Trends
- Violent Underpinnings
3 The La Marsh Commission Research on Media Violence
- Methods and Scope of the Inquiry
- Findings on Effects
- Research Analysis
- Content
- Formularization
- Preliminary Findings
- The Interwoven Pattern
- Industry and Policy
- Conclusions
- Legislation
- Education and Public Awareness
- The Role of Parents
4 Mixed Responses
- The La Marsh Centre
- Research on Pornography
- New Initiatives Elsewhere
- More Evidence of Harmful Effects
- Surveys and Polls
- Psychiatric Approaches
- Sociological Approaches
- The Concept of Ideological Child Abuse
- Cultural Studies
- Media Literacy Courses in Schools
5 Pornography on the Rise
- Fraser Commission Ignores Research Findings
- Industry Orchestrated Opposition to New Legislation
- The Debate Over Definitions
- New Legislation on Child Pornography
- Proliferation of the Problem
-Exploiting the Threat of Censorship for Profit
- Corporate Greed with Municipal Collusion
6 The Art of Diffusing Public Protest
- A New Code on Violence
- The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council
- Industry Freedom without Regulation- Can it Work?
- Classification of Films, Videos and TV Programming
- Generous Subsidies for Industry
- Municipal Responses
7 Marginal Gains
- Industry Overhaul In Canada
- Calls for a CRTC Mandate Update
- Legislation for the Protection of Children
- Advertising Directed to Children
- Landmark Court Precedents
- Legal Trends on Media Violence in the U.S.
- Converging Exploitation
8 New Insights into Old Habits
- Lessons Learned
- Community Dialogue with Industry - How Meaningful is it?
- Full Cost Accounting
- Our Fraying Social Fabric
- Forging Ahead
9 What Next?
- Launching the Cultural Revolution
- Who Should Define Content?
- Better Education
- Some Alternatives
- Applied Research and Development
- Better Contributions from Non-Governmental Organizations
- Criteria for Classification Boards
- Governance for Public Education and Protection
1 Teachers Today – Who Are They?
- New Technologies Are Never Neutral
- Popular Culture – What is it?
- Trump as the New Postmodernist
- Media Violence – What is it?
2 Media in Contemporary Capitalism
- The Manufacture of Consent
- Economic Trends
- Violent Underpinnings
3 The La Marsh Commission Research on Media Violence
- Methods and Scope of the Inquiry
- Findings on Effects
- Research Analysis
- Content
- Formularization
- Preliminary Findings
- The Interwoven Pattern
- Industry and Policy
- Conclusions
- Legislation
- Education and Public Awareness
- The Role of Parents
4 Mixed Responses
- The La Marsh Centre
- Research on Pornography
- New Initiatives Elsewhere
- More Evidence of Harmful Effects
- Surveys and Polls
- Psychiatric Approaches
- Sociological Approaches
- The Concept of Ideological Child Abuse
- Cultural Studies
- Media Literacy Courses in Schools
5 Pornography on the Rise
- Fraser Commission Ignores Research Findings
- Industry Orchestrated Opposition to New Legislation
- The Debate Over Definitions
- New Legislation on Child Pornography
- Proliferation of the Problem
-Exploiting the Threat of Censorship for Profit
- Corporate Greed with Municipal Collusion
6 The Art of Diffusing Public Protest
- A New Code on Violence
- The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council
- Industry Freedom without Regulation- Can it Work?
- Classification of Films, Videos and TV Programming
- Generous Subsidies for Industry
- Municipal Responses
7 Marginal Gains
- Industry Overhaul In Canada
- Calls for a CRTC Mandate Update
- Legislation for the Protection of Children
- Advertising Directed to Children
- Landmark Court Precedents
- Legal Trends on Media Violence in the U.S.
- Converging Exploitation
8 New Insights into Old Habits
- Lessons Learned
- Community Dialogue with Industry - How Meaningful is it?
- Full Cost Accounting
- Our Fraying Social Fabric
- Forging Ahead
9 What Next?
- Launching the Cultural Revolution
- Who Should Define Content?
- Better Education
- Some Alternatives
- Applied Research and Development
- Better Contributions from Non-Governmental Organizations
- Criteria for Classification Boards
- Governance for Public Education and Protection
Review Quotes
New Scientist
"Mind Abuse blows the whistle on an industry that [Dyson] claims is profiting from a public crisis in mental health. There is a lot of money to be made in media, and graphic violence, so why should we take on trust reassurances that media violence doesn’t do us any harm?"
Dave Grossman, retired U.S. Army Colonel and author of Assassination Generation
“With this book, Dr. Rose Dyson has provided us with a brilliant, uniquely original, and essential resource, exposing and examining aspects of media violence with a clear, clarion call for action. . . I deeply respect her perspective.”
The Toronto Star
“Most discussions of our violent popular culture are cut off, before they properly begin, by a mindless, discussion-ending cry of ‘Censorship! Censorship!’. . . Dyson hopes to draw audiences past the usual argumentative impasse and into a more in-depth discussion of how to confront a toxic culture.”
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