03164nam 2200625Ia 450 991045423450332120200520144314.01-135-59208-X1-282-06480-097866120648070-203-87721-7(CKB)1000000000719296(EBL)425537(OCoLC)437110988(SSID)ssj0000193644(PQKBManifestationID)11197878(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193644(PQKBWorkID)10226644(PQKB)10672487(MiAaPQ)EBC425537(Au-PeEL)EBL425537(CaPaEBR)ebr10289096(EXLCZ)99100000000071929620080229d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiving without the screen[electronic resource] causes and consequences of life without television /Marina KrcmarNew York Routledgec20091 online resource (243 p.)LEA's communication seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8058-6329-X 0-8058-6328-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I Introduction and Overview; Chapter 1 Living without Television; Chapter 2 Sample and Method; Chapter 3 How Nonviewers Gave Up Television; Chapter 4 Attitudes Toward Living Without Television; Chapter 5 What is Television?; Part II Television as Content; Chapter 6 Keeping Out Televised Sex and Violence; Chapter 7 Minimizing Consumerism; Chapter 8 Politics and Civic Engagement; Part III Television as Medium; Chapter 9 Autonomous Children; Chapter 10 Time Use; Chapter 11 Encouraging CreativityChapter 12 Engaging in real LifePart IV Television as Industry; Chapter 13 Choosing to be Different; Chapter 14 Battling the Industry; Chapter 15 Conclusion; References; IndexLiving Without the Screen provides an in-depth study of those American families and individuals who opt not to watch television, exploring the reasons behind their choices, discussing their beliefs about television, and examining the current role of television in the American family. Author Marina Krcmar answers several questions in the volume: What is television? Who are those people who reject it? What are their reasons for doing so? How do they believe their lives are different because of this choice? What impact does this choice have on media research? This volume provides a cuLEA's communication series.Television and familiesUnited StatesTelevision viewersUnited StatesElectronic books.Television and familiesTelevision viewers302.23/450973Krcmar Marina898538MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454234503321Living without the screen2007520UNINA