Overview

Television will be interactive, computers will provide feature-length motion pictures and TV programs, and information will be delivered like never before. Access to digital technologies is rapidly changing how children experience media, and how technologies will impact children's development, and is making media an increasingly active gateway for experiencing and learning about the world. This volume considers how children use media today, and how new media is emerging and merging with existing technologies. The distinctive features of both older and newer media are examined, along with why these technologies are attractive to children and adolescents. An interdisciplinary group of scholars from the fields of psychology, communication, sociology, and linguistics examine the effect of media experiences on children's social, cognitive, familial, and consumerist experiences. Social policy implications of media effects are also considered.

Full Product Details

Author:   Sandra L. Calvert ,  Amy B. Jordan ,  Rodney R. Cocking ,  Ellen A. Wartella
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780275976521

ISBN 10:   0275976521
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   30 August 2002
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction by Ellen A. Wartella Media Usage Patterns The Impact of Computer Use on Children's and Adolescents' Development by Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Patricia Greenfield, Robert Kraut, and Elisheva Gross American Children's Use of Electronic Media in 1997: A National Survey by John C. Wright, et al. Behavioral Effects of Media Identity Construction on the Internet by Sandra L. Calvert Adolescents, the Internet, and Health: Issues of Access and Content by Dina L. G. Borzekowski and Vaughn I. Rickert Political Socialization in the Digital Age: The ""Student Voices"" Program by Emory H. Woodard IV and Kelly L. Schmitt Violent Video Games and Aggressive Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors by Craig A. Anderson Cognitive Effects of Media ""We Have These Rules Inside"": The Effects of Exercising Voice in a Children's Online Forum by Justine Cassell Developmental Implications of Commercial Broadcasters' Educational Offerings by Amy B. Jordan, Kelly L. Schmitt, and Emory H. Woodard IV Children's Online Reports about Educational and Informational Television Programs by Sandra L. Calvert, et al. The AnimalWatch Project: Creating an Intelligent Computer Mathematics Tutor by Carole R. Beal and Ivon Arroyo Family and Consumer Media Models The Development of a Child into a Consumer by Patti M. Valkenburg and Joanne Cantor Family Boundaries, Commercialism, and the Internet: A Framework for Research by Joseph Turow A Family Systems Approach to Examining the Role of the Internet in the Home by Amy B. Jordan"

Reviews

?Editors Calvert, Jordan, and Cooking have collected an impressive group of contributions to fill the pages of this thought-provoking work....This is a very interesting book. Well researched and well written, many of the chapters point to research that still needs to be completed. As librarians, we need to be aware of not only what technologies children and adolecents are exposed to in a learning enviornment, but also what technologies they embrace for play. This awareness will allow us to plan for the future and make up better prepared to meet the expectations of our patrons.?-College & Research Libraries

?Editors Calvert, Jordan, and Cooking have collected an impressive group of contributions to fill the pages of this thought-provoking work....This is a very interesting book. Well researched and well written, many of the chapters point to research that still needs to be completed. As librarians, we need to be aware of not only what technologies children and adolecents are exposed to in a learning enviornment, but also what technologies they embrace for play. This awareness will allow us to plan for the future and make up better prepared to meet the expectations of our patrons.?-College & Research Libraries Editors Calvert, Jordan, and Cooking have collected an impressive group of contributions to fill the pages of this thought-provoking work....This is a very interesting book. Well researched and well written, many of the chapters point to research that still needs to be completed. As librarians, we need to be aware of not only what technologies children and adolecents are exposed to in a learning enviornment, but also what technologies they embrace for play. This awareness will allow us to plan for the future and make up better prepared to meet the expectations of our patrons. -College & Research Libraries

Author Information

SANDRA L. CALVERT is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Children and Media Project at Georgetown University. AMY B. JORDAN is Senior Research Investigator at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. RODNEY R. COCKING was Program Director of Developmental and Learning Sciences in the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences at the National Science Foundation before his death in 2002.

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