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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821540403321

Autore

Hoover Stewart M

Titolo

Media, home, and family / / Stewart M. Hoover, Lynn Schofield Clark, and Diane F. Alters with Joseph G. Champ and Lee Hood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-135-21624-X

1-283-60490-6

9786613917355

1-135-21625-8

0-203-87320-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ClarkLynn Schofield

AltersDiane F

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Television and families

Mass media and families

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. [187]-201) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Media, Home, and Family; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; I. The Study: Symbolism, Media, and the Lifecourse; 1.Introduction: Diane F. Alters and Lynn Schofield Clark; 2.The Journey from Postpositivist to Constructivist Methods: Lynn Schofield Clark; 3.Developing a Theory of Media, Home, and Family: Lynn Schofield Clark and Diane F. Alters; 4. The Family in U.S. History and Culture: Diane F. Alters; II. The Families: Case Studies; 5. The Case Studies: An Introduction: Lee Hood, Lynn Schofield Clark, Joseph G. Champ, and Diane F. Alters

6. Being Distinctive in a Mediated Environment: The Ahmeds and the Paytons: Lynn Schofield Clark7.At the Heart of the Culture: the Hartmans and the Roelofs: Diane F. Alters; 8. Fitting in with the Media: The Price-benoits and the Franzes: Lee Hood; 9. ""Couch Potatodom"" Reconsidered: The Vogels and the Carsons: Joseph G. Champ; Conclusion: The ""Intentional and Sophisticated"" Relationship: Diane F. Alters and Lynn Schofield Clark; Notes; References; About the Authors; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Based on extensive fieldwork, this book examines how parents make decisions regulating media use, and how media practices define contemporary family life.