Media and Youth: A Developmental Perspective

✍ Scribed by Steven J. Kirsh(auth.)

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 324
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Media & Youth: A Developmental Perspective provides a comprehensive review and critique of the research and theoretical literature related to media effects on infants, children, and adolescents, with a unique emphasis on development.

• The only textbook to evaluate the role of development in media effects research, filling a gap in the subject of children and media
• Multiple forms of media, including internet use, are discussed for a comprehensive view of the subject
• Developmental points of interest are highlighted at the end of each section to reinforce the importance of development in media effects research
• Children’s cognitive, social, and emotional abilities from pre-school to adolescence are integrated into the text for greater clarity

Content:
Chapter 1 Media in the Lives of Youth (pages 1–24):
Chapter 2 Media Effect Theories (pages 25–40):
Chapter 3 Media and Academic Effects (pages 41–62):
Chapter 4 The Medical and Social Benefits of Media Use (pages 63–80):
Chapter 5 Advertising, Consumer Behavior, and Youth (pages 81–102):
Chapter 6 Media and Stereotyping (pages 103–125):
Chapter 7 Media Influences on Obesity, Body Image, and Eating Disorders (pages 126–148):
Chapter 8 The Role of Media in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use (pages 149–174):
Chapter 9 Media and the Sexualization and Sexual Socialization of Youth (pages 175–192):
Chapter 10 Violent Media Part 1 (pages 193–212):
Chapter 11 Violent Media Part 2 (pages 213–232):
Chapter 12 Media Effects: Magnitude, Risk, and Media Literacy (pages 233–252):