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... > media and society > gender in the media > discrimination and media effects > violence and aggression > electronic games and aggression

... > media studies > media and society > youth and media > violence and aggression > electronic games and aggression

Preferred term

electronic games and aggression

Definition

The emergence of new entertainment media has been followed time and again by concern about their potential harmful effects on children and other members of the public. This occurred with the advent of the penny press, dime novels, comic books, film, radio, and television. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Aggression, Electronic Games and]

Broader concept

violence and aggression

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/electronic_games_and_aggression

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