Kid culture
Subtitle: children and adults and popular culture
By: Kathleen McDonnell.
Edition: 2nd edition
Series: Media.culture series
Publisher: Pluto Press Australia
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Annandale, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
Subjects: Television and children.; Mass media and children.; Children and violence.; Children -- Social conditions.; Popular culture.; Children and adults.
Description: With clarity and humour the author addresses why pop culture is an irresistable lure to kids, by confronting the issues which both plague and challenge parents and educators today. The book examines questions such as: is Saturday morning TV as bad as it seems? Should I give my daughter a Barbie? and How is violence affecting kids?
Notes: Bibliography: p. 174-176.
Includes index.