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Author:   Maya Götz ,  Dafna Lemish ,  Andrea Holler
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9781538121238

ISBN 10:   1538121239
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   17 January 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1.The Seven Elements of Fear 2.Impacts and Coping Strategies with the Fear 3.What Frightens Pre-schoolers From Bambi to the Simpsons 4.What is Frightening in Middle Childhood? From Jaws to news 5.What Frightens Pre-teens and Teenagers From Chucky to Sixth Sense 6.The Eight Themes of Nightmares 7.Thrill: When Fear Becomes Fun 8.Gender Differences in Fear Experiences 9.Culture Differences in Fear Experiences 10.Conclusions and Implications for the Wellbeing of Children References Appendices: A. Fear and Thrill Experiences from TV: Sample and Method of a Retrospective Study: B. Children’s Nightmares from TV: Sample and Method Index: Programs Cited

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Fear in Front of the Screen is a comprehensive review of both the literature on media induced fear in childhood as well as a report of original cross-cultural research with children and adolescents.  The authors adopt a developmental approach to what elicits fear reactions to media portrayals at different ages and how children and adolescents cope with fear and thrill inducing media experiences.   The combination of survey and qualitative research offers a rich description of the phenomena and a thoughtful and well substantiated set of recommendations for how to aid children when they are frightened. This is a terrific book and I highly recommend it to students of children and media research.  -- Ellen Wartella, Northwestern School of Communication

Fear in Front of the Screen is a comprehensive review of both the literature on media induced fear in childhood as well as a report of original cross-cultural research with children and adolescents. The authors adopt a developmental approach to what elicits fear reactions to media portrayals at different ages and how children and adolescents cope with fear and thrill inducing media experiences. The combination of survey and qualitative research offers a rich description of the phenomena and a thoughtful and well substantiated set of recommendations for how to aid children when they are frightened. This is a terrific book and I highly recommend it to students of children and media research. -- Ellen Wartella, Northwestern School of Communication

Fear in Front of the Screen is a comprehensive review of both the literature on media induced fear in childhood as well as a report of original cross-cultural research with children and adolescents. The authors adopt a developmental approach to what elicits fear reactions to media portrayals at different ages and how children and adolescents cope with fear and thrill inducing media experiences. The combination of survey and qualitative research offers a rich description of the phenomena and a thoughtful and well substantiated set of recommendations for how to aid children when they are frightened. This is a terrific book and I highly recommend it to students of children and media research. -- Ellen Wartella, Northwestern School of Communication

Author Information

Maya Götz, Dr. phil, is Head of the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI) at the Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting Corp.), Munich, Germany, and of the PRIX JEUNESSE Foundation. Her main field of work is research in the area of “children/youth and television” and gender-specific reception research. She has conducted over 100 formative studies to foster quality in current TV programmes. Dafna Lemish is an Israeli media researcher in the fields of children, youth and leisure culture. She currently serves as Associate Dean for Programs at Rutgers School of Communication and Information. She is the author of numerous books and the founding editor of Journal of Children and Media. Andrea Holler is Scientific Editor at the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI), Munich, Germany

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