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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812381103321

Autore

Van Evra Judith Page

Titolo

Television and child development [[electronic resource] /] / Judith Van Evra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2004

ISBN

1-135-61546-2

1-282-32133-1

9786612321337

1-4106-1044-6

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Collana

LEA's communication series

Disciplina

302.23/45/083

Soggetti

Television and children

Child development

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 (p. 239-263) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; II: COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF MEDIA EXPERIENCE; III: SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF MEDIA EXPERIENCE; IV: OTHER TECHNOLOGIES; V: INTERVENTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Television continues to play a major role in the lives of most children and adolescents, but current research also reflects the explosive growth in new technologies and their widespread use by young people. Integrating information from communication literature as well as from child development and other psychological domains, author Judith Van Evra presents a summary and synthesis of what is currently known about the media's impact on children's physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development, to help discern the complex and significant interplay between other forces in a child's life a