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Durkin, Kevin – 1985
Intended for students in the social sciences, this book assembles and evaluates the main findings of recent work on television and sex role acquisition, points out gaps and limitations in present inquiry, and sketches a framework around which future research might usefully address some of the remaining questions. The seven chapter topics are as…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Characterization, Childhood Attitudes
Macklin, M. Carole, Ed.; Carlson, Les, Ed. – 1999
This book presents cutting-edge research designed to stimulate and inform the debate over advertising to the children's market and the effects such advertising has on children. Perspectives are organized in sections to address what children know and think about advertising, how advertising works with children, and what issues are at the forefront…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Childhood Attitudes, Children
Lohr, Paul, Ed.; Meyer, Manfred, Ed. – 1999
This book is a collection of selected articles (published in the 1990s) from "TelevIZIon," a specialized journal of the "Internationales Zentralinstitut fur das Jugend--und Bildungsfernsehen," that take up problems relating to media research and present national and international developments in the field of children's and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Wartella, Ellen, Ed. – 1979
Investigations of the growth of children's communicative behavior and ability, in terms of their interactions with media and their communication with other people, are described in this book. The first chapter presents an overview of the studies, explains the developmental perspective that characterizes them, and identifies some issues fundamental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
Strasburger, Victor C. – 1995
Aimed at primary care physicians and nurses, educators, and parents, this book reviews media effects on adolescent behavior and psychology. The book notes that television is a powerful medium to which adolescents are uniquely susceptible and how studies have shown television's ability to shape social attitudes. Theories of how television affects…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Aggression, Children
Levine, Madeline – 1996
Numerous studies have shown that viewing media violence encourages aggression, desensitization, and pessimism in children. This book reviews research on the effects of television and movie violence on children and adolescents, offering parents suggestions for dealing with the problems it creates. It is asserted that parents frequently…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advocacy, Affective Behavior, Aggression
MacBeth, Tannis M., Ed. – 1996
Research indicates that children are especially vulnerable to the effects of television viewing. Taking a psychological, social-science perspective, this book explores how television viewing affects children. Chapter 1, "Introduction," (MacBeth) discusses the issues involved, how researchers go about studying media effects, whether television…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Aggression
