Killing monsters why children need fantasy, super heroes, and make-believe violence

An apologist for comic book and video game violence argues that both are essential for young people as they seek to develop a powerful sense of self in the modern era.

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Main Author: Jones, Gerard, 1957-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Basic Books, c2002.
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245 1 0 |a Killing monsters :  |b why children need fantasy, super heroes, and make-believe violence /  |c Gerard Jones ; foreword by Lynn Ponton. 
260 |a New York, NY :  |b Basic Books,  |c c2002. 
300 |a x, 261 p. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-250) and index. 
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520 |a An apologist for comic book and video game violence argues that both are essential for young people as they seek to develop a powerful sense of self in the modern era. 
650 0 |a Mass media and children. 
650 0 |a Fantasy in mass media. 
650 0 |a Monsters in mass media. 
650 0 |a Heroes in mass media. 
650 0 |a Violence in mass media. 
650 0 |a Parent teacher books. 
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