Toxic lessons : children and the popular culture / Teaching amid the torrent of the popular culture / Socializing children in a culture of obscenity / problem of exposure : violence, sex, drugs and alcohol / Equipment for living : how popular music fits in the lives of youth / Music at the edge : the attraction and effects of controversial music on young people / Video games and aggressive behavior / Violent video games : who's at risk? / effects of cutting back on media exposure / contradictions of parenting in a media-age / role of government in a free society