Mass media effects on violent behavior

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 22, Issue , 1996, Pages 103-128

  Felson, Richard B ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Exposure to television violence; Media violence; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002845105     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.22.1.103     Document Type: Article

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