Handbook of Children, Culture, and Violence

by Nancy E. Dowd

• ISBN13: 9781412913690
• ISBN10: 1412913691
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-21
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

The Handbook of Children, Culture, and Violence provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of childhood violence that considers children as both consumers and perpetrators of violence, as well as victims of it. This Handbook is the first single volume to consider situations when children are responsible for violence, rather than focusing exclusively on occasions when they are victimized.

Table of Contents

Table and Figures	vii
Introduction	ix
Nancy E. Dowd
Prologue: Developmental Variations Among Children and Adolescents---An Overview of the Research and Policy Implications	xxvii
Dorothy G. Singer
Acknowledgments	xlix
PART I. CHILDREN AS VICTIMS	1	(132)
Child Witnessing of Domestic Violence	3	(18)
Naomi Cahn
Domestic Violence and Child Protection: Confronting the Dilemmas in Moving From Family Court to Dependency Court	21	(18)
Thomas D. Lyon
Mindy B. Mechanic
Sexually Predatory Parents and the Children in Their Care: Remove the Threat, Not the Child	39	(20)
Robin Fretwell Wilson
Exposure to Pornography as a Cause of Child Sexual Victimization	59	(26)
Diana E. H. Russell
Natalie J. Purcell
Statutory Rape: An Empirical Examination of Claims of ``Overreaction''	85	(28)
Ross E. Cheit
Laura Braslow
Mitigating the Impact of Publicity on Child Crime Victims and Witnesses	113	(20)
Charles Putnam
David Finkelhor
PART II. CHILDREN AS CONSUMERS OF VIOLENCE	133	(178)
The Violent Shadows of Children's Culture	135	(14)
John Cech
A Preliminary Demography of Television Violence	149	(14)
Nancy Signorielli
Protecting Children's Welfare in an Anxiety-Provoking Media Environment	163	(16)
Joanne Cantor
The Impact of Violent Music on Youth	179	(24)
Barbara J. Wilson
Nicole Martins
How Real Is the Problem of TV Violence? Research and Policy Perspectives	203	(22)
Dale Kunkel
Lara Zwarun
Violent Video Games: Effects on Youth and Public Policy Implications	225	(22)
Douglas A. Gentile
Craig A. Anderson
Positive Features of Video Games	247	(20)
Laurie N. Taylor
Children, Adolescents, and the Culture of Online Hate	267	(24)
Brendesha Tynes
Constitutional Obstacles to Regulating Violence in the Media	291	(20)
Catherine J. Ross
PART III. CHILDREN AS PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE	311	(126)
Peer Victimization: The Nature and Prevalence of Bullying Among Children and Youth	313	(20)
Susan P. Limber
Bullying and Violence in American Schools	333	(22)
Ellen deLara
Judging Juvenile Responsibility: A Social Ecological Perspective	355	(20)
Mark R. Fondacaro
Lauren G. Fasig
Adult Punishment for Juvenile Offenders: Does It Reduce Crime?	375	(20)
Richard E. Redding
Psychopathy Assessment and Juvenile Justice Mental Health Evaluations	395	(20)
Matthew Owen Howard
Michael K. Dayton
Kirk A. Foster
Michael G. Vaughn
John L. Zelner
Cleaning Up Toxic Violence: An EcoGenerist Paradigm	415	(22)
Barbara Bennett Woodhouse
Author Index	437	(26)
Subject Index	463	(14)
About the Editors	477	(2)
About the Contributors	479