Children and Television : Images in a Changing Socio-Cultural World

by Gordon L. Berry

• ISBN13: 9780803947009
• ISBN10: 0803947003
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-05-25
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

The main focus of this book is to identify the social and cultural impact of television on the psychosocial development of children growing up in a constantly changing multicultural society. The book analyzes major media organizations and projects policies, practices and research directions for the future.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Television as a Worldwide Cultural Tapestry

PART ONE: TELEVISION AND THE DEVELOPING CHILD IN A MULTIMEDIA WORLD - John P Murray

The Developing Child in a Multimedia Society - Catherine N Doubleday and Kristin L Droege

Cognitive Developmental Influences on Children's Understanding of Television - Marguerite Fitch, Aletha C Huston and John C Wright

From Television Forms to Genre Schemata

Children's Perceptions of Television Reality - Patricia Marks Greenfield et al

The Program-Length Commercial

A Study of the Effects of Television//Toy Tie-Ins on Imaginative Play - Dorothy G Singer

Creativity of Children in a Television World - James A Anderson and Milton E Ploghoft

Children and Media in Media Education - Gordon L Berry

The Medium of Television and the School Curriculum

Turning Research into Classroom Practice

PART TWO: TELEVISION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD'S WORLDVIEW - George Comstock

The Medium and the Society

The Role of Television in American Life - Bradley S Greenberg and Jeffrey E Brand

Cultural Diversity on Saturday Morning Television - Edward L Palmer, K Taylor Smith and Kim S Strawser

Rubik's Tube

Developing a Child's Television Worldview - Richard L Allen

Conceptual Models of an African-American Belief System

A Program of Research

PART THREE: TELEVISION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD'S UNDERSTANDING OF DIVERSE POPULATIONS - Sherryl Browne Graves

Television, the Portrayal of African Americans, and the Development of Children's Attitudes - Haney Geiogamah (Kiowa) and D Michael Pavel (Skokomish)

Developing Television for American Indian and Alaska Native Children in the Late 20th Century - Darrell Y Hamamoto

They're So Cute When They're Young

The Asian-American Child on Television - Federico A Subervi-V[ac]elez and Susan Colsant

The Television Worlds of Latino Children - Nancy Signorielli

Television, the Portrayal of Women, and Children's Attitudes - Peter M Kovaric

Television, the Portrayal of the Elderly, and Children's Attitudes - Elaine Makas

Changing Channels

The Portrayal of People with Disabilities on Television

PART FOUR: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES ON PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN - Dale Kunkel

Policy and the Future of Children's Television - Gordon L Berry

Public Television Programming and the Changing Cultural Landscape - Horst Stipp

The Challenge to Improve Television for Children

A New Perspective - Geraldine Laybourne

The Nickelodeon Experience - Joy Keiko Asamen

Epilogue

What Children Learn from Television and How They Learn It