Children, adolescents, and the media

Author(s)

• Strasburger, Victor C.
• Wilson, Barbara J.
• Jordan, Amy B. (Amy Beth)

Bibliographic Information

Children, adolescents, and the media

Victor C. Strasburger, Barbara J. Wilson, Amy B. Jordan

Sage, c2014

3rd ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Children, Adolescents, and the Media, Third Edition provides a comprehensive, research-oriented overview of how the media impact the lives of children and adolescents in modern society. The approach is grounded in a developmental perspective, focusing on how young people of different ages and levels of cognitive, emotional, and social development interact with the media. Incorporating the most up-to-date research available, Authors Victor C. Strasburger, Barbara J. Wilson, and Amy B. Jordan target areas most controversial and at the heart of debates about the media and public health-equipping students to approach the media as critical consumers.

Table of Contents

Children and Adolescents: Unique Audiences Advertising Prosocial and Educational Media Media Violence Sex, Sexuality, and the Media Drugs and the Media Obesity, Eating Disorders, and the Media The Internet - Edward Donnerstein Social Networking - Megan Moreno Video Games - Jeanne Brockmyer Family and Media Media Literacy - Robert McCannon Children's Media Policy

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB24472774
• ISBN:
  • 9781412999267
• LCCN: 2012046292
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Los Angeles
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 650 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HQ784.M3
  • DC23 : 302.23083
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mass media and children -- United States
  • LCSH : Mass media and teenagers -- United States