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9781444302769

The Handbook of Children, Media and Development

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  • ISBN13:

    9781444302769

  • ISBN10:

    1444302760

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-01-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

The Handbook of Children, Media and Development brings 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. 25 newly-commissioned essays bring new research to the forefront, especially on digital media, developmental research, and public policy debates Includes helpful introductions to each section, a theoretical overview of the field, and a final chapter that offers a vision of future research Contributors include key, international authorities in the field

Table of Contents

Notes on Editors and Contributors
Foreword
Introduction: Media and Children's Development
Historical, Conceptual, and Financial Underpinnings of Media
Historical and Recurring Concerns about Children's Use of the Mass Media
Business Models for Children's Media
Media Access and Differential Use Patterns
Media Use Across Childhood: Access, Time, and Content
Children, Race, Ethnicity, and Media
Gender, Media Use, and Effects
Media and the Family
Cognitive Effects of Media: How and What Children Learn
Attention and Learning from Media during Infancy and Early Childhood
Media Symbol Systems and Cognitive Processes
Learning from Educational Media
News, Reality Shows, and Children's Fears: Examining Content Patterns, Theories, and Negative Effects
Social Effects of Media
Media Violence and Aggression in Youth
Prosocial Effects of Media Exposure
Make-Believe Play, Imagination, and Creativity: Links to Children's Media Exposure
Parasocial and Online Social Relationships
Fear Responses to Media Entertainment
Health Effects of Media
Media Use and Childhood Obesity
Media, Body Image, and Eating Disorders
Media and Advertising Effects
Adolescents and Media Messages about Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs
Media Policy and Interventions
The Children's Television Act
Regulating the Media: Sexually Explicit Content
Media-Related Policies of Professional Health Organizations
The Rating Systems for Media Products
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