Handbook of children and the media
By: Dorothy G. Singer, Jerome L. Singer, editors
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Sage; Sage Publications
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 803
ISBN-13: 9781412982429
Subjects: Television and children; Mass media and children; Video games; Psychological aspects
Description: This revision examines the social and cognitive effects of new media, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Skype, iPads, and cell phones, and how children are using this technology. The authors summarize the latest research on children and the media and suggest directions for future research. This book also provides students with a deliberate examination of how children use, enjoy, learn from, and are advantaged or disadvantaged by regular exposure to television, new technologies, and other electronic media.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.