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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959443403321

Titolo

Television and the self : knowledge, identity, and media representation / / edited by Kathleen M. Ryan and Deborah A. Macey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2013]

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2013

ISBN

1-9787-4489-7

979-82-16-28973-9

0-7391-7958-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MaceyDeborah A. <1970->

RyanKathleen M. <1962->

Disciplina

302.23/450973

Soggetti

Identity (Psychology) and mass media

Self-actualization (Psychology)

Television broadcasting - Influence

Television broadcasting - Social aspects

SOCIAL SCIENCE - Media Studies

Academic theses.

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 (pages 257-281) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The electronic hearth, or the (un)real world -- pt. 2. Father (and mother) knows best -- pt. 3. Family ties -- pt. 4. The facts of life -- pt. 5. As not seen on TV.

Sommario/riassunto

Media scholars attempt to assess how the media informs and shapes the way we view our lives. This book explores the multiple influences of television in a media landscape that is becoming increasingly fractured. The authors look at television's pedagogical role across the life cycle, and argue that despite a world of multiple screens and competing interests "everything I know about myself, I learned from television."