Tuning In to Young Viewers: Social Science Perspectives on Television / Edition 1

by Tannis Margaret MacBeth

Overview

Media effects - a key area of media studies - is traditionally provocative and often controversial. Contemporary issues such as violence on television and children's dependence on television are continually debated.

Tuning In to Young Viewers provides a much needed, up-to-date overview of the key topics in television use and effects. It is designed in both style and organization as an upper-level text for courses in communication and psychology and is written by scholars well-known to both fields, in particular for their work concerning media influences. Topics discussed include: diversity on television; television dependence, diagnosis and prevention; television and the socialization of young children; and children's fear an

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803958265
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/07/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.66(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - Tannis M Mac Beth
Television and Socialization of Young Children - Aletha C Huston and John C Wright
Diversity on Television - Sherryl Browne Graves
Television and Children's Fear - Joanne Cantor
Television Violence Viewing and Aggressive Behavior - Eric Dubow and Laurie S Miller
Indirect Effects of Television - Tannis M Mac Beth
Creativity, Persistence, School Achievement, and Participation in Other Activities
Television Dependence, Diagnosis, and Prevention - Robert W Kubey
With Commentary on Video Games, Pornography, and Media Education

Editorial Reviews

A text designed for upper level psychology and communications courses delving into debates of television violence and children's dependence on the electronic babysitter. The seven essays presented by scholars in both fields look at topics of diversity, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of television dependence, and the media's influence on psychological and social development. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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