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Children and media :

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1118786777

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1118787064

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9781118786772

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9781118787069

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Title Proper

Children and media :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a global perspective /

First Statement of Responsibility

Dafna Lemish

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 278 pages ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-267) and index

Text of Note

5. Media and perceptions of self and society -- Media and gender -- Construction of gender roles -- Construction of gender identity -- Gay identities -- The social construction of reality -- Violence and the "mean world" hypothesis -- Materialism -- Perceptions of "us" in comparison to "others" -- Cultural integration of immigrant children -- The construction of political reality -- The construction of conflicts -- Peacebuilding interventions -- Edutainment genres -- Americanization and globalization -- What is "America"? -- 6. Media, sociality and participation -- Social networking -- Comparing offline and online relationships -- Marginalized identities -- Risk and harm -- Cyberbullying -- Organized production and participation -- Civic engagement and activism -- 7. Media literacy education -- The central debates in media literacy education -- Media literacy education around the world -- Practical aspects of media literacy education -- The curriculum -- Teaching -- Assessment -- Evaluating media literacy education -- 8. Policy and advocacy -- Criteria for quality media -- Broadcasting policy for children -- Content-related policy issues -- Violence and sexually explicit content policy -- Television advertising policy -- Convention on television broadcasting for children and youth -- Internet-related policy issues -- Interventions on behalf of children -- Conclusions : growing up with media -- The changing nature of childhood -- Research involvement in debate -- Neither good nor bad

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Introduction -- Why media now, more than ever)? -- Why children (only)? -- Why global (but is it)? -- 1. Media and children at home -- The role of context -- Media diffusion in the family -- The role of media in the fabric of family life -- The social uses of television -- Parenting styles and mediation -- Media-related conversations -- Television as a talking book -- Conversations with siblings and peers -- Mediating fear reactions -- 2. Media and individual development -- Developmental theories -- Attention to and comprehension of screen content -- Development of attention to audio-visual content -- Relationship between attention to television and comprehension -- Development of viewing preferences -- Development of fantasy-reality distinction -- The development of genre distinction -- The importance of distinguishing between screen fantasy and reality -- The development of understanding of television characters -- The development of moral judgment -- Identification with media characters -- Children's fear reactions -- Television, imagination, and creativity -- A conceptual and methodological reflection -- 3. Media, learning, and literacy -- Media and school : two educational systems -- Viewing television and school performance -- The audio-visual language and cognitive skills -- The development of special viewing skills -- Learning from educational television -- New media learning and literacy -- Gaming and learning -- Television and language acquisition -- Acquisition of native language -- Acquisition of second language -- 4. Media and health-related behaviors -- Learning violent behaviors -- Cumulative effects of media violence -- Intervening variables -- Media, sex, and sexuality -- Gender and social expectations --- Pornography and teenage sexuality -- Media and advertising -- Advertising for children -- Social and emotional wellbeing, and advertising -- Is advertising working? -- Media, alcohol, and smoking -- Media, obesity, and eating disorders -- Body image and eating disorders -- Media and pro-social behavior

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Text of Note

"Children and Media is the definitive overview of the intersection of children and media, providing a sweeping picture of the field from the accumulated interdisciplinary and global literature of the past 60 years. The text is a comprehensive integration of different theoretical traditions and research practices, and one of the only books on the market to cover both critical, qualitative, and quantitative approaches to the topic. It brings together developmental psychology, cultural studies, sociology of childhood, and health studies, among others, providing an understanding of the roles media have in the changing nature of childhoods around the world. The author covers the entire scope of media that children are exposed to, including television, internet, video games, and mobile media"--

Text of Note

"Taking a global and interdisciplinary approach, Children and Media explores the role of modern media, including the internet, television, mobile media and video games, in the development of children, adolescents, and childhood. Primer to global issues and core research into children and the media integrating work from around the world Comprehensive integration of work that bridges disciplines, theoretical and research traditions and methods Covers both critical/qualitative and quantitative approaches to the topic "--

Mass media and children

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Book number

Lemish, Dafna,1951-

Date of Transaction

20160609051608.4

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[Book]

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