Talk by Irving Sarnoff, Ph.D.
Senior Psychologist. Student Health Service, University of Michigan Dr. Fredric Wertham , in his recently published book Seduction of the Innocent, gives an account of American 'crime comics ' and of what he regards as their widespread and pernicious influence. In this talk Irving Sarnoff relates the ' crime comics ' to the general conditions of American life, of which he believes they are a symptom.
(The recorded broadcast of March 3)