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"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 "--
List of contents
Preface xi
Companion Website xv
Introduction 1
1 Media and Children at Home 13
2 Media and Individual Development 38
3 Media, Learning, and Literacy 72
4 Media and Health-related Behaviors 98
5 Media and Perceptions of Self and Society 135
6 Media, Sociality, and Participation 176
7 Media Literacy Education 195
8 Policy and Advocacy 208
Conclusions: Growing Up with Media 233
References 243
Index 268 Companion Website xi Preface xii Introduction 1 1 Media and Children at Home 13 2 Media and Individual Development 38 3 Media, Learning, and Literacy 72 4 Media and Health-related Behaviors 98 5 Media and Perceptions of Self and Society 135 6 Media, Sociality, and Participation 176 7 Media Literacy Education 195 8 Policy and Advocacy 208 Conclusions: Growing Up with Media 233 References 243 Subject Index 000
About the author
Dafna Lemish is Professor of Communication and Dean at Southern University of Illinois, Carbondale, and founding editor of the Journal of Children and Media. An ICA fellow, she is author and editor of numerous books and articles on children, media and gender representations including most recently: The Routledge International Handbook on Children, Adolescents and Media (2013), Screening Gender on Children's Television: The Views of Producers around the World (2010), and Children and Television: Global Perspectives (Wiley-Blackwell 2007).
Summary
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.
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"What a wonderful resource for scholars and studentsalike. Dafna Lemish has identified, reviewed and reflected upon avast array of research on children and media in order to draw outits key themes, significant debates and emerging conclusions. Shealso lays down a challenge to us all to develop this rich seam ofideas for the future benefit of children worldwide."
Sonia Livingstone, Department of Media and Communications,London School of Economics and Political Science.
"Dafna Lemish has written a wonderful book---it examinesthe literature on children and media from multipleperspectives: developmental, global and cultural....no otherbook is as comprehensive and accessible."
Ellen Wartella, Department of Communication Studies,Northwestern University
