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The Handbook of Children, Media, and Development
Sandra L. Calvert, Barbara J. Wilson, Sandra L. Calvert, Barbara J. Wilson
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The Handbook of Children, Media, and Development
Sandra L. Calvert, Barbara J. Wilson, Sandra L. Calvert, Barbara J. Wilson
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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
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Table of contents
- Notes on Editors and Contributors
- Foreword Aletha C. Huston
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Media and Children’s Development Sandra L. Calvert and Barbara J. Wilson
- Par t I Historical, Conceptual, and Financial Underpinnings of Media
- 1 Historical and Recurring Concerns about Children’s Use of the Mass Media Ellen Wartella and Michael Robb
- 2 Business Models for Children’s Media Alice Cahn, Terry Kalagian, and Catherine Lyon
- Par t II Media Access and Differential Use Patterns
- 3 Media Use Across Childhood: Access, Time, and Content Ronda Scantlin
- 4 Children, Race, Ethnicity, and Media Bradley S. Greenberg and Dana E. Mastro
- 5 Gender, Media Use, and Effects Stacey J. T. Hust and Jane D. Brown
- 6 Media and the Family Alison Alexander
- Part III Cognitive Effects of Media: How and What Children Learn
- 7 Attention and Learning from Media during Infancy and Early Childhood Rachel Barr
- 8 Media Symbol Systems and Cognitive Processes Kaveri Subrahmanyam and Patricia Greenfield
- 9 Learning from Educational Media Heather L. Kirkorian and Daniel R. Anderson
- 10 News, Reality Shows, and Children’s Fears: Examining Content Patterns, Theories, and Negative Effects Stacy L. Smith, Katherine M. Pieper, and Emily J. Moyer-Guse
- Par t IV Social Effects of Media
- 11 Media Violence and Aggression in Youth Barbara J. Wilson
- 12 Prosocial Effects of Media Exposure Marie-Louise Mares, Edward Palmer, and Tia Sullivan
- 13 Make-Believe Play, Imagination, and Creativity: Links to Children’s Media Exposure Dorothy G. Singer and Jerome L. Singer
- 14 Parasocial and Online Social Relationships Cynthia Hoffner
- 15 Fear Responses to Media Entertainment Patti M. Valkenburg and Moniek Buijzen
- Par t V Health Effects of Media
- 16 Media Use and Childhood Obesity Elizabeth A. Vandewater and Hope M. Cummings
- 17 Media, Body Image, and Eating Disorders Kristen Harrison and Veronica Hefner
- 18 Media and Advertising Effects Brian Young
- 19 Adolescents and Media Messages about Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs Dina L. G. Borzekowski and Victor C. Strasburger
- Par t VI Media Policy and Interventions
- 20 The Children’s Television Act Sandra L. Calvert
- 21 Regulating the Media: Sexually Explicit Content Joah G. Iannotta
- 22 Media-Related Policies of Professional Health Organizations Marie Evans Schmidt, David S. Bickham, Amy Branner, and Michael Rich
- 23 The Rating Systems for Media Products Douglas A. Gentile
- 24 Parent and School Interventions: Mediation and Media Literacy Jennifer L. Chakroff and Amy I. Nathanson
- Author Index
- Subject Index