The Handbook of Children, Media, and Development

by Calvert, Sandra L.; Wilson, Barbara J.

• ISBN13: 9781405144179
• ISBN10: 1405144173
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-14
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The Handbook of Children, Media and Developmentbrings together an interdisciplinary group of experts in the fields of developmental psychology, developmental science, communication, and medicine to provide an authoritative, comprehensive look at the empirical research on media and media policies within the field.

Author Biography

Sandra L. Calvert, the Director of the Children’s Digital Media Center, is a Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University. A fellow of the American Psychological Association, she has consulted for Nickelodeon Online, Sesame Workplace, Blue’s Clues, and Sega of America, to influence the development of children’s television programs, Internet software, and video games. She is author of Children’s Journeys through the Information Age (1999), and co-editor of Children in the Digital Age: Influences of Electronic Media on Development (2002).

Barbara J. Wilson is a Professor and Head of the Department of Speech Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is co-author of Children, Adolescents, and the Media (2002) and three book volumes of the National Television Violence Study (1997-1998).

Table of Contents

Notes on Editors and Contributors	p. x
Foreword	p. xxi
Acknowledgments	p. xxiv
Introduction: Media and Children's Development	p. 1
Historical, Conceptual, and Financial Underpinnings of Media	p. 5
Historical and Recurring Concerns about Children's Use of the Mass Media	p. 7
Business Models for Children's Media	p. 27
Media Access and Differential Use Patterns	p. 49
Media Use Across Childhood: Access, Time, and Content	p. 51
Children, Race, Ethnicity, and Media	p. 74
Gender, Media Use, and Effects	p. 98
Media and the Family	p. 121
Cognitive Effects of Media: How and What Children Learn	p. 141
Attention and Learning from Media during Infancy and Early Childhood	p. 143
Media Symbol Systems and Cognitive Processes	p. 166
Learning from Educational Media	p. 188
News, Reality Shows, and Children's Fears: Examining Content Patterns, Theories, and Negative Effects	p. 214
Social Effects of Media	p. 235
Media Violence and Aggression in Youth	p. 237
Prosocial Effects of Media Exposure	p. 268
Make-Believe Play, Imagination, and Creativity: Links to Children's Media Exposure	p. 290
Parasocial and Online Social Relationships	p. 309
Fear Responses to Media Entertainment	p. 334
Health Effects of Media	p. 353
Media Use and Childhood Obesity	p. 355
Media, Body Image, and Eating Disorders	p. 381
Media and Advertising Effects	p. 407
Adolescents and Media Messages about Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs	p. 432
Media Policy and Interventions	p. 453
The Children's Television Act	p. 455
Regulating the Media: Sexually Explicit Content	p. 479
Media-Related Policies of Professional Health Organizations	p. 503
The Rating Systems for Media Products	p. 527
Parent and School Interventions: Mediation and Media Literacy	p. 552
Author Index	p. 577
Subject Index	p. 596
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