ISBN:
9780123725424
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (388 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Media and the American Child
DDC:
302.230830973
Keywords:
Kinderen
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This new work summarizes the research on all forms of media on children, looking at how much time they spend with media everyday, television programming and its impact on children, how advertising has changed to appeal directly to children and the effects on children and the consumer behavior of parents, the relationship between media use and scholastic achievement, the influence of violence in media on anti-social behavior, and the role of media in influencing attitudes on body image, sex and work roles, fashion, & lifestyle.The average American child, aged 2-17, watches 25 hours of TV per we
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Media and the American Child; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter I: Demographics and Preferences in Media Use, with Special Attention to the Very Young; I. Media Exposure: Print; A. Use of Print Media; B. Demographic Variables That Impact Use of Print Media; C. Print Preferences among Children and Teenagers; D. Print Use and Preferences of the Very Young; II. Media Exposure: Audio; A. Use of Audio Media; B. Demographic Differences in Audio Use; C. Audio Preferences of Children and Teenagers; D. Audio Use and Preferences of the Very Young
Description / Table of Contents:
III. Media Exposure: ScreenA. Television Exposure; B. Demographic Differences in Television Use; C. Viewing Preferences among Children and Teenagers; D. Television Viewing by the Very Young; IV. Media Exposure: Interactive Media; A. Use of Interactive Media by Young People; B. Interactive Media Use and Demographics; C. Preferences in Interactive Media by Children and Teens; D. Interactive Media Use by the Very Young; V. Putting it all Together; A. Total Time Spent with Each Type of Media; B. How Time Spent Using Media Is Divided; C. Prevalence of Media in the Home; 1. The Media Environment
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2. Media Use in the BedroomD. Orientations toward Media; 1. Rules and Norms of Media Use in the Home; 2. Typology of Media Behavior among Young People; Chapter II: The Extraordinary Appeal of Screen Media; I. Purposes and Motives of Television Viewing; A. Ritualistic versus Instrumental Viewing; B. Gratifications for Viewing; II. Modes of Response; A. Content Indifference; B. Low Involvement; C. Monitoring less versus Viewing; D. Equilibrium: Understanding versus Inattention; III. Developmental Factors that Influence Viewing; A. Viewing Preferences of Children and Teenagers
Description / Table of Contents:
1. Three-phase Model2. Cognitive Stages and Media Use; 3. Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status; 4. Perceptual Filters; B. Reactions to the Screen; 1. Fright; 2. Maturity of the Viewer; IV. The Influence of Viewing on Other Activities; A. Introduction of Television; B. Contemporary Use of Television Viewing; 1. Realities of Television Viewing; 2. The Effect of Viewing on Leisure Activities; 3. Suppression of Viewing; 4. Recent Data Regarding Viewing Trends; V. Social Circumstances of Television Viewing; Chapter III: The World as Portrayed by Media; I. Media Content
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II. Studying the Attributes of Television CharactersA. Gender Representation; 1. Gender Disparity in Television and Film; 2. Gender Bias in Video and Computer Games; B. Race and Ethnicity in Media; C. Age Distribution in Primetime Programming; D. Characters with Disabilities; E. Depiction of Sexual Orientation; F. Beauty and Body Images in Media; III. Behavior of Media Characters; A. Violence and Aggression; 1. Presence of Violence in General Audience Television; 2. Violence in Commercials; 3. Violence in Children's Television; 4. Violence in Children's Films
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5. Violence in Video and Computer Games
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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