| Description |
xvii, 650 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Children and adolescents : unique audiences / Barbara Wilson -- Advertising / Barbara Wilson -- Prosocial and educational media / Amy Jordan -- Media violence / Barbara Wilson -- Sexuality and the media -- Drugs and the media -- Obesity, body image, and eating disorders -- The internet / Edward Donnerstein -- Social networking / Megan Moreno -- Video games / Jeanne H. Brockmyer -- Family and media / Amy Jordan -- Media literacy/ media education : definitions, uses, effectiveness, content and skills / Robert McCannon -- Children's media policy / Amy Jordan |
| Summary |
This book provides a comprehensive, research-oriented overview of how the media impact the lives of children and adolescents in modern society. The approach is grounded in a developmental perspective, focusing on how young people of different ages and levels of cognitive, emotional, and social development interact with the media. Incorporating the most up-to-date research available, the authors target areas most controversial and at the heart of debates about the media and public health, equipping students to approach the media as critical consumers |
| Notes |
Previous edition.: 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Mass media and children -- United States.
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Mass media and children.
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Mass media and teenagers -- United States.
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Mass media and teenagers.
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Mass media -- Social aspects.
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| Author |
Jordan, Amy B. (Amy Beth)
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Wilson, Barbara J.
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| LC no. |
2012046292 |
| ISBN |
141299926X (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9781412999267 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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