This violent and often foul language content is spewed over airwaves, seen and heard on television, at the movie theaters, and read from pages of books and magazines. ... Authors began writing books about new lifestyles that interested youth. Personal and social problems often became the theme of the new books. ... Of course, within this plethora of controversial subjects are both good and bad books. ... Under such circumstances, publishers and authors are warned that traditional books must also be available in the marketplace. ...

• Word Count: 2092
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The appellant Roth ran a business, based in New York, which published and sold books, photographs and magazines. ... Similarly, the appellant Alberts, ran a mail-order business based in Los Angeles and was charged with "lewdly keeping for sale obscene and indecent books, and with writing, composing and publishing an obscene advertisement of them"#. ...

• Word Count: 3509
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Though it may not be intentional, viewers of television or readers of books can be influenced and manipulated by mass media's depiction of relationships. ... In the "Handbook of Children, Media, and Development", authors Dina Borezekowski and Victor Strasburger note that "numerous ecological and personal factors impact an adolescent's decision to experiment with and use these different substances, including the media. ...

• Word Count: 2568
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate