Kinderculture
Subtitle: the corporate construction of childhood
By: edited by Shirley R. Steinberg
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780813344898
Description: This book reveals the profound impact that our purchasing obsessed culture has on our children and argues that corporate marketing to youth has reshaped the experience of childhood into something that is prefabricated. Scholars in education, sociology, and cultural studies contribute essays that students, parents, and educators will find entertaining and disturbing. This third edition is thoroughly updated with examinations of the icons that shape the values and consciousness of today's children, including Twilight, Barbie, hip-hop, Disney, McDonald's, and many more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.