Calvert / Wilson The Handbook of Children, Media and Development

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-0276-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 640 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Handbooks in Communication and Media

The Handbook of Children, Media and Development bringstogether an interdisciplinary group of experts in the fields ofdevelopmental psychology, developmental science, communication, andmedicine to provide an authoritative, comprehensive look at theempirical research on media and media policies within thefield.

* 25 newly-commissioned essays bring new research to theforefront, especially on digital media, developmental research, andpublic policy debates

* Includes helpful introductions to each section, a theoreticaloverview of the field, and a final chapter that offers a vision offuture research

* Contributors include key, international authorities in thefield

Autoren/Hrsg.

Calvert, Sandra L.

Wilson, Barbara J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Editors and Contributors.
Foreword (Aletha C. Huston).
Acknowledgments.
Introduction: Media and Children's Development (SandraL. Calvert and Barbara J. Wilson).
Part I: Historical, Conceptual, and Financial Underpinningsof Media.
1 Historical and Recurring Concerns about Children's Use of theMass Media (Ellen Wartella and Michael Robb).
2 Business Models for Children's Media (Alice Cahn,Terry Kalagian, and Catherine Lyon).
Part 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. Greenbergand Dana E. Mastro).
5 Gender, Media Use, and Effects (Stacey J. T. Hust and JaneD. Brown).
6 Media and the Family (Alison Alexander).
Part III: Cognitive Effects of Media: How and What ChildrenLearn.
7 Attention and Learning from Media during Infancy and EarlyChildhood (Rachel Barr).
8 Media Symbol Systems and Cognitive Processes (KaveriSubrahmanyam and Patricia Greenfield).
9 Learning from Educational Media (Heather L. Kirkorian andDaniel R. Anderson).
10 News, Reality Shows, and Children's Fears: Examining ContentPatterns, Theories, and Negative Effects (Stacy L. Smith,Katherine M. Pieper, and Emily J. Moyer-Guse).
Part 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 toChildren's Media Exposure (Dorothy G. Singer and Jerome L.Singer).
14 Parasocial and Online Social Relationships (CynthiaHoffner).
15 Fear Responses to Media Entertainment (Patti M. Valkenburgand Moniek Buijzen).
Part V: Health Effects of Media.
16 Media Use and Childhood Obesity (Elizabeth A. Vandewaterand Hope M. Cummings).
17 Media, Body Image, and Eating Disorders (Kristen Harrisonand Veronica Hefner).
18 Media and Advertising Effects (Brian Young).
19 Adolescents and Media Messages about Tobacco, Alcohol, andDrugs (Dina L. G. Borzekowski and Victor C.Strasburger).
Part 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 MichaelRich).
23 The Rating Systems for Media Products (Douglas A.Gentile0.
24 Parent and School Interventions: Mediation and Media Literacy(Jennifer L. Chakroff and Amy I. Nathanson).
Author Index.
Subject Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Sandra L. Calvert, the Director of the Children'sDigital Media Center, is a Professor of Psychology at GeorgetownUniversity. A fellow of the American Psychological Association, shehas consulted for Nickelodeon Online, Sesame Workplace, Blue'sClues, and Sega of America, to influence the development ofchildren's television programs, Internet software, and video games.She is author of Children's Journeys through the InformationAge (1999), and co-editor of Children in the Digital Age:Influences of Electronic Media on Development (2002).
Barbara J. Wilson is a Professor and Head of theDepartment of Speech Communication at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign. She is co-author of Children, Adolescents, andthe Media (2002) and three book volumes of the NationalTelevision Violence Study (1997-1998).