1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455915803321

Autore

Kundanis Rose M. <1947-, >

Titolo

Children, teens, families, and mass media : the millennial generation / / Rose M. Kundanis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : L. Erlbaum, , 2003

ISBN

1-135-62427-5

1410607801

1-135-62428-3

1-4106-0780-1

9786612374623

1-282-37462-1

9781410607801

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Collana

LEA's communication series

Disciplina

305.23

Soggetti

Mass media and children - United States

Mass media and teenagers - United States

Generation Y

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I Theoretical Context; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO The Developing Child and Teen; CHAPTER THREE Generations and History; PART II Audience Reactions; CHAPTER FOUR Perceptions of Fantasy and Reality; CHAPTER FIVE Effects; CHAPTER SIX Diverse Children Find Identity in Diverse Messages; PART III Empowering Audiences; CHAPTER SEVEN Role of Parents and Families; CHAPTER EIGHT Media Literacy and Positive Effects; CHAPTER NINE Policy and Law; CHAPTER TEN Children's Programming; Glossary; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text provides a survey of the relationship between children and those mass media found in the home--radio, television, and the Internet. Using a theory-based approach, with attention to



developmental, gender, ethnic, and generational differences, author Rose M. Kundanis explores the nature of these relationships and their influences on children and families, looking at the experiences children have at various developmental ages and across generations. She reviews children's own experiences with media and examines the variety of effects that can operate due to children's perceptions at dif

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910153279703321

Titolo

Free Probability and Operator Algebras [[electronic resource] /] / Dan-Virgil Voiculescu, Nicolai Stammeier, Moritz Weber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Zuerich, Switzerland, : European Mathematical Society Publishing House, 2016

ISBN

3-03719-665-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 pages)

Collana

Mùˆnster Lectures in Mathematics (MLM) ; , 2523-5230

Classificazione

46-xx20-xx47-xx60-xx

Altri autori (Persone)

VoiculescuD. V <1949-> (Dan V.)

StammeierNicolai

WeberMoritz

Soggetti

Functional analysis

Groups & group theory

Group theory and generalizations

Operator theory

Probability theory and stochastic processes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Background and outlook / Dan-Virgil Voiculescu -- Basics in free probability / Moritz Weber -- Random matrices and combinatorics / Roland Speicher -- Free monotone transport / Dimitri L. Shlyakhtenko -- Free group factors / Ken Dykema -- Free convolution / Hari Bercovici -- Easy quantum groups / Moritz Weber.

Sommario/riassunto

Free probability is a probability theory dealing with variables having the highest degree of noncommutativity, an aspect found in many areas (quantum mechanics, free group algebras, random matrices etc). Thirty



years after its foundation, it is a well-established and very active field of mathematics. Originating from Voiculescu's attempt to solve the free group factor problem in operator algebras, free probability has important connections with random matrix theory, combinatorics, harmonic analysis, representation theory of large groups, and wireless communication.  These lecture notes arose from a masterclass in Mùˆnster, Germany and present the state of free probability from an operator algebraic perspective. This volume includes introductory lectures on random matrices and combinatorics of free probability (Speicher), free monotone transport (Shlyakhtenko), free group factors (Dykema), free convolution (Bercovici), easy quantum groups (Weber), and a historical review with an outlook (Voiculescu). In order to make it more accessible, the exposition features a chapter on basics in free probability, and exercises for each part.  This book is aimed at master students to early career researchers familiar with basic notions and concepts from operator algebras.