Children, adolescents, and the media / Victor C. Strasburger, Barbara J. Wilson, Amy B. Jordan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strasburger, Victor C., 1949-

Contributor:

Wilson, Barbara J.

Jordan, Amy B. (Amy Beth)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and children--United States.

Mass media and children.

Mass media and teenagers.

United States.

Mass media and teenagers--United States.

Physical Description:

xviii, 615 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage, [2009]

Summary:

With authors Victor C. Strasburger, Barbara J. Wilson, and Amy B. Jordan at the lead, an introduction by Dorothy G. Singer, and contributed chapters by Edward Donnerstein, Jeanne B. Funk, and Robert McCannon, the Second Edition of Children, Adolescents, and the Media boasts a scholarly all-star cast. These authorities in the field provide a comprehensive, research-oriented treatment of how children and adolescents interact with the media. Grounded in the media effects tradition, they target areas that are most controversial and at the heart of debates about mass media and public health. Each chapter reviews the latest findings as well as groundbreaking studies in such areas as advertising, violence, video games, sexuality, drugs, music, and the Internet. Each chapter is also liberally sprinkled with illustrations, examples from the media, policy debates, and real-life instances of media impact.

Contents:

Introduction / Dorothy G. Singer

Children and adolescents: unique audiences

Advertising

Educational media

Prosocial effects of media

Media violence

Sexuality and the media

Drugs and the media

Rock music and music videos

Eating and eating disorders

Video games / Jeanne B. Funk

The internet / Edward Donnerstein

The family and media

Media literacy/media education: solution to big media? / Robert McCannon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 562-569) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781412944670

1412944678

OCLC:

182573527