Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media / edited by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett.
"From Internet censorship to sex and violence on television and in video games to debates over rock lyrics, the media and their effect on children and adolescents is one of the most widely debated issues in our society. These books present state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on the...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks :
Sage Publications,
[2007]
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "From Internet censorship to sex and violence on television and in video games to debates over rock lyrics, the media and their effect on children and adolescents is one of the most widely debated issues in our society. These books present state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on the media's interaction with children and adolescents. With more than 400 entries, the two volumes of this resource cover the traditional and electronic media and their controversial impact -- for good and ill -- on children and adolescents. Key features include: cross-disciplinary coverage from the fields of psychology, education, media studies and communication, sociology, and public policy; a cross-cultural perspective with contributing authors from around the globe and entries on the media in Europe and Asia; entries covering television, film, video games, the Internet and World Wide Web, magazines, music, etc.; complex and difficult topics such as violence, sex, rating systems and warning labels, attention deficit disorder, body image and eating disorders, popular music lyrics, advertising, digital music downloading, parental involvement, policymaking, child development, and much more."--From source other than the Library of Congress. |
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| Item Description: | " A Sage reference publication.". |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxvii, 886, i-70 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1452265518 9781452265513 |