DOCUMENT RESUME ED 444 757 PS 028 853 AUTHOR von Feilitzen, Cecilia, Ed.; Carlsson, Ulla, Ed. TITLE Children in the New Media Landscape: Games, Pornography, Perceptions. Children and Media Violence Yearbook, 2000. INSTITUTION United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Goteborg (Sweden). International Clearinghouse on Children and Violence on the Screen. SPONS AGENCY Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen (Denmark). ISBN ISBN-91-89471-01-6; ISBN-91-89471-03-2; ISBN-91-89471-02-4 ISSN ISSN-1403-4700 PUB DATE 2000-00-00 NOTE 417p.; Two bibliographies compiled by Johan Cronstrom are attached: "Research on Pornography and Sex in the Media Bibliography: A Selection (1970-)" and "Research on Video and Computer Games Bibliography: A Selection." AVAILABLE FROM UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children and Violence on the Screen, Nordicom, Goteborg University, Box 713, SE 405 30 Goteborg, Sweden; Tel: 46-31-773-10-00; Fax: 46-31-773-46-55; e-mail: [email protected]. PUB TYPE Books (010) Collected Works - General (020) -- Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC17 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Aggression; Annotated Bibliographies; *Childhood Attitudes; *Children; Computer Games; .Foreign Countries; Internet; *Mass Media Effects; *Media Research; *Parent Attitudes; Pornography; Television; Video Games; Violence IDENTIFIERS United States ABSTRACT This document consists of three sources which compile research on the influence of media sex and violence on children's development. The first is a collection of articles on children and the media; the remaining two are bibliographies of research--one on pornography and sex in the media, the other on video and computer games. The articles in the collection are: (1) "The Monster Massacre or What Is a Violent Electronic Game?" (Christofferson); (2) "Video Game Violence and Aggression: A Review of Research" (Griffiths); (3) "Killing Time? A Canadian Meditation on Video Game Culture" (Kline); (4) "Video Games and Violence: Controversy and Research in Japan" (Sakamoto);(5) "Computer Games and Aggression: Research in Australia and New Zealand" (Durking and Low); (6) "Competitive Aggression in Australian Adolescent Males during Videogame Play" (Ask, Augoustinos, and Winefield); (7) "Boys, Girls, and Violent Video Games: The Views of Dutch Children" (Nikken);(8) "New Media and Young People in Sweden" (Petrov); (9) "It Isn't Real: Children, Computer Games, Violence, and Reality" (Sorensen and Jessen); (10) "Perceptions of Video Games among Spanish Children and Parents" (Casas); (11) "Violent Elements in Computer Games: An Analysis of Games Published in Denmark" (Schierbeck and Carstens); (12) "Classifications of Interactive Electronic Media" (Christofferson); (13) "Effects of Sexual Content in the Media on Children and Adolescents" (Wartella and others);(14) "Sexual Messages on Entertainment TV in the U.S.A." (Kunkel and others);(15) "Does Pornography Influence Sexual Activities?" (Forsberg);(16) "What Is the Internet? Basic Technology from the User's Perspective" (Evjen and Bjornebekk);(17) "Sex on the Internet: Issues, Concerns, and Implications" Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best thatcan be made from the original document. (Griffiths); (18) "Violent Pornography on the Internet: A Study of Accessibility and Prevalence" (Bjornebekk and Evjen);(19) "Paedophile Information Networks in Cyberspace" (O'Connell);(20) "Child Sex Iconography: Iconic Narratives of Child Sex Myths" (O'Connell);(21) "Child Abuse on the Internet" (Arnaldo);(22) "The Audience's Perception of Media Violence: Review of Research in the UK" (Hargrave);(23) "Violence on Chilean Television and Audience Perception" (Silva and Souza); (24) "Censorship and the Third-Person Effect: A Study of Perception of Television Influence in Singapore" (Gunther and Ang); (25) "Attitudes to Television Content in Australia" (Cupitt);(26) "A Study on Canadian Family Discourse about Media Practices in the Home" (Caron and Caronia);(27) "The Internet and the Family: The View of U.S. Parents" (Turow with Nir); (28)"U.S. Adults and Kids on New Media Technology"; (29) "Kids Discuss Safety on the Internet" (Childrens Express);(30) "Opinions in Australia, Germany, and the U.S. on Control of Misuse on the Internet" (Waltermann and Machill); and (31)"The Protection of Minors in the Public Opinion: An Austrian Perspective" (Geretschlaeger). 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The prime task isto make Fax: +46 8 661 03 04 E-mail: feilitzen @jmk.su.se new knowledge and data known to prospectiveusers all over the world, with Docunadolusr: Pia Hepsever a view to informing relevant Tel: +46 31 773 49 53 policy decisions in the field, contributingto Fax: +46 31 773 46 55 constructive public discussion of the subject,and E-mail: [email protected] furthering children's competenceas media users. It is also a hope that the work of the Clearinghousewill THE CLEARINGHOUSE stimulate further research on children andthe media. IS LOCATED AT NORDICOM The UNESCO International Clearinghouseon Nordicom is an organ of co-operation between the Nordic Children and Violence on the Screen focuseson the countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, following areas: Norway and Sweden. The overriding research on children, young people and goal and purpose is to make the media and communication efforts undertaken media violence in the Nordic countries known, both children's access to the media and their throughout and far beyond our part of the world. media use Nordicom uses a variety of chan- media education and children's participation nels - newsletters, journals, books, databases to reach researchers, in the media students, decision-makers, media pertinent legislation and self-regulating practitioners, journalists, teachers and interested members of the general initiatives. public. The Clearinghouse is user-oriented, which Nordicom works to establish and means that strengthen links between the Nordic our services are offered in response to demand andare research community and colleagues in adapted to the needs of our users researchers, all parts of the world, both by means of unilateral flows and by linking policy-makers, media professionals, voluntary individual researchers, research groups organisations, teachers, students and interested and institutions. individuals. Nordicom also documents media trends in the Nordic countries. The joint Central to the work has been the creation ofa Nordic information addresses users in world-wide network. The Clearinghouse publishesa Europe and further afield. The produc- tion of comparative media statistics yearbook and a newsletter. Several bibliographies,and forms the core of this service. a register of organisations concerned with children and Nordicom is funded by the Nordic media, have been compiled. This and other information Council of Ministers. is available on the Clearinghouse's web site. BEST COPY AVAILABLE Children in the New Media Landscape GamesPornographyPerceptions Children in the New Media Landscape Games Pornography Perceptions Editors: Cecilia von Feilitzen and Ulla Carlsson The UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children and Violence on the Screen at Nordicom U r. EST COPY AVLABU 6 Published by The UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children and Violenceon the Screen Nordicom Goteborg University Box 713 SE 405 30 GOTEBORG