Introduction --
Why media --
Why children --
Why global --
1. Media and children at home --
The role of context --
Media diffusion in the family --
The role of media in the fabric of family life --
The social uses of television --
Parenting styles and mediation --
Media-related conversations --
Television as a talking book --
Conversations with siblings and peers --
Mediating fear reactions --
2. Media and individual development --
Developmental theories --
Attention to and comprehension of screen content --
Development of attention to audio-visual content --
Relationship between attention to television and comprehension --
Development of viewing preferences --
Development of fantasy-reality distinction --
The development of genre distinction --
The importance of distinguishing between screen fantasy and reality --
The development of understanding of television characters --
The development of moral judgment --
Identification with media characters --
Children's fear reactions --
Television, imagination, and creativity --
A conceptual and methodological reflection --
3. Media, learning, and literacy --
Media and school : two educational systems --
viewing television and school performance --
The audio-visual language and cognitive skills --
The development of special viewing skills --
Learning from educational television --
New media learning and literacy --
Gaming and learning --
Television and language acquisition --
Acquisition of native language --
Acquisition of second language --
4. Media and health-related behaviors --
Learning violent behaviors --
Cumulative effects of media violence --
Intervening variables --
Media, sex, and sexuality --
Gender and social expectations --
Pornography and teenage sexuality --
Media and advertising --
Advertising for children --
social and emotional wellbeing, and advertising --
Is advertising working? --
Media, alcohol, and smoking --
Media, obesity, and eating disorders --
Body image and eating disorders --
Media and pro-social behavior 5. Media and perceptions of self and society --
Media and gender --
Construction of gender roles --
Construction of gender identity l --
Gay identities --
The social construction of reality --
Violence and the "mean world" hypothesis --
Materialism --
Perceptions of "us" in comparison to "others" --
Cultural integration of immigrant children --
The construction of political reality --
The construction of conflicts --
Peacebuilding interventions --
Edutainment genres --
Americanization and globalization --
What is "America"? --
6. Media, sociality and participation --
Social networking --
Comparing offline and online relationships --
Marginalized identities --
Risk and harm --
Cyberbullying --
Organized production and participation --
Civic engagement and activism --
7. Media literacy education --
The central debates in media literacy education --
Media literacy education around the world --
Practical aspects of media literacy education --
The curriculum --
Teaching --
Assessment --
Evaluating media literacy education --
8. Policy and advocacy --
Criteria for quality media --
Broadcasting policy for children --
Content-related policy issues --
Violence and sexually explicit content policy --
Television advertising policy --
Convention on television broadcasting for children and youth --
Internet-related policy issues --
Interventions on behalf of children --
Conclusions : growing up with media --
The changing nature of childhood --
Research involvement in debate --
Neither good nor bad.
| Access no. | Call number | Location | Status |
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| 01642/16 | 302.23083 Lem C | Library - 7th Floor | Available |