The SAGE Handbook of Child Development, Multiculturalism, and Media

by Joy Keiko Asamen

• ISBN13: 9781412949156
• ISBN10: 1412949157
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-27
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

With the diverse cultures with which we co-exist domestically and the reality of globalization that places us in contact with cultures worldwide, it is important that we better understand how children learn and utilize the ideas and values inherent in their multicultural worldview. This means the children of today and tomorrow, along with all of their other developmental challenges, will have to be multiculturally sensitive in order to function and thrive in contemporary society. Hence, this Handbook explores, in an integrative and comprehensive fashion, the principles of child development and concepts of multiculturalism within a framework of the institutions of socialization that have the potential of contributing toward a child's understanding and development of a multicultural worldview. This exploration of the child and multicultural concepts is framed by placing emphasis on television and other forms of electronic and print media as some of the most powerful, emerging, and contemporary agents of socialization.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Multiculturalism, Media, and Money

Introduction: The Interface of Child Development, Multiculturalism, and Media Within a Worldview Framework

Foundations for Multicultural Concepts, Child Development Principles, and an Emerging Worldview

Multiculturalism as a Cornerstone of Being in the 21st Century: A Historical Perspective

Children and the Principles of Learning: Implications for Multicultural Development

Children and Cognition: Development of Social Schema

Ethnic and Racial Identity Development in Children of Color

Research Methods Related to Understanding Multicultural Concepts

Institutions of Socialization and the Development of a Child's Multicultural Worldview

Multicultural Issues in the Lives of Developing Children in the 21st Century

Home and Family in the Development of a Multicultural Worldview

Socio-Political and Community Dynamics in the Development of a Multicultural Woldview

Changing Drum Rhythms: How Religious Leaders Can Affirm the Value of Multiculturalism in their Communities

Improving Academic Possibilities of Students of Color during the Middle School to High School Transition: Conceptual and Strategic Considerations in a U.S. Context

Does Integration and Belonging Go Hand in Hand? Adolescents' Social and Educational Experiences in a Multicultural Learning Environment

The Influence of Peers on the Development of a Multicultural Worldview

Media and the Development of a Child's Multicultural Worldview

Media and Communication Theories: Implications for a Multicultural Perspective

The Influence of Print Medium on the Development of a Multicultural Perspective in Children

Children's Television Programming and the Development of Multicultural Attitudes

Advertisements, Commercials, and the Development of a Child's Multicultural Worldview

Children and Television News Broadcasting: An Intercultural Communication Analytical Approach

An Evaluation of the Effects of Movies on Adolescent Viewers

The Multicultural Implications of Popular Music

Multiculturalism and Music Videos: Effects on the Socioemotional Development of Children and Adolescents

Electronic Media and Learning through Imaginative Games for Urban Children

The Influence of Computers, Interactive Games, and the Internet on a Child's Multicultural Worldview

Multicultural Perspectives, Developing Children, and Access to the Information Superhighway

Making Sense of Kids Making Sense: Media Encounters and "Multicultural" Methods

Perspectives on Media Literacy and the Forces that Shape the Media Experiences of Children

Media Literacy, the First 100 Years: A Cultural Analysis

Educational Settings and the Use of Technology to Promote the Multicultural Development of Children

The Changing Landscape: Media Advocacy for the New Millennium

Role of Parents and Caregivers in Creating a Healthy Multicultural Media Environment for Children

Media and Governmental Policies Related to the Development of Multicultural Attitudes in Children

Epilogue: The Realities of Growing Up in a Multicultural and Multimedia World

Cinema and the Development of a Child's Multicultural Worldview

Social, Political, and Economic Perspectives: Implications for the Development of a Multicultural Worldview

Public Broadcasters, Television Programming, and the Development of Multicultural Views in Children

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