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GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
In the preceding GamePolitics article we covered University of Michigan Professor Brad Bushman's criticism of Grand Theft Childhood . The book, written by Harvard researchers Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, downplays the effects of video game violence on adolescent behavior. We also contacted the authors for comment on Bushman's attack on Grand Theft Childhood. Dr. Cheryl Olson shared...
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GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
While Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson's recent book Grand Theft Childhood has given cheer to video gamers (and the video game industry), a longtime media violence researcher strongly disagrees with the authors' conclusion that violent games aren't all that bad for younger players. In an op-ed for the Detroit Free Press , University of Michigan professor Brad Bushman writes: Kutner...
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Donklephant (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
When Professors Cheryl Olson and Lawrence Kutner released their study, Grand Theft Childhood, they no doubt understood they would receive strong criticisms from some in the mental health field. After all, their failure to find violent video games a “bane to civilized society” certainly contrasted with many other researchers who sought to categorize these [...]
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1-Ipod Blog (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
South Florida Homestyle: Sunny FLOR rugs, GrooveToon for iPod nano - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel FLOR modular carpet tiles have always been high on the useful list, but some trendies may shift them to the hot list. The recognizable sun patterns, created by the late Alexander Girard, are now available in four rugs based on his designs from La What is Dr. Lawrence Kutner reading? - St....
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Dubious Quality (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
With Jack Thompson self-immolating today, it seems like a good time to mention Grand Theft Childhood The Surprising Truth About Video Games and What Parents Can Do. Written by husband-and-wife research team Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson (both on the psychiatry faculty of Harvard Medical School), it's receiving positive buzz from the gaming community as a balanced look at video games...
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Screen Play (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
... in curiosity, heard the tentative conclusions reached by the study's authors, Dr. Cheryl Olson and Lawrence Kutner; conclusions which seemed to vindicate the gaming community. However, Jung then made an incredible assertion that stunned me (being familiar with the research myself) and had my parents shaking their heads in incredulity: "...the real concern was children who played no...
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Prophecy Fellowship Forums (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
---Quote--- While their digital pastime is often credited with eroding the state of contemporary literature, gamers have found an unlikely ally within the pages of a new book. Penned by Harvard Med School researchers Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olsen, "Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth...
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Switched (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Filed under: Video Games Think violent video games are slowly turning your kids into future serial killers? We'd like to point out that a couple of researchers from Harvard Medical School don't agree. The researchers -- Cheryl Olson and Lawrence Kutner -- recently completed a book called "Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do,"...
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World of Psychology (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
... sound bite. I highly recommend the recently published, Grand Theft Childhood (by psychologist Lawrence Kutner and sociologist Cheryl K. Olson) for anyone who wants to understand this link more in-depth. Some of the book’s findings (as related in a Psychiatric Times October 2007 article): It is uncommon for girls to be frequent, heavy players of video games, especially violent games....
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Fun Play Dates (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
... magazine hosted an event on new research into video games with Harvard Medical School Psychologist Lawrence Kutner. Greater Good is taking a serious look into all aspects of play. For those interested in learning more about Greater Good magazine, you can find a full Table of Contents, as well as a form to subscribe to Greater Good, at http://www.greatergoodmag.org To contact Greater...
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Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
... of media, induced to believe."There is also a good link to an Grand Theft Childhood: , by Drs. Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl K. Olson, co-directors of the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media. They take the Aristotelian position. The highlight for me was the Blind Man's description of Canada in Afghanistan: "Our government wages an imperialist act of aggression upon...
