Product Description

This revised second edition of the text provides a comprehensive review of recent literature on television's effect on children. It covers all the major topics surrounding children and TV. A new chapter on children's health has been added to updated ones on anti-social and good behaviour, educational development and the role of parents and broadcasters in influencing children's viewing. This edition also considers the new entertainment media that are increasingly available to children of all ages as "add ons" to the TV set.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #426631 in Books
• Published on: 1997-01-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 280 pages

Customer Reviews

Essential reading for people with interest in media effects
The effect of TV on children is a popular topic for discussions: Does TV make children violent, or antisocial? Very often people - in particular parents - discuss these questions in emotional and heated debates, unaware of the psychological research in this area. However, often opinions based purely on strong emotions may lead astray, and if you really want to know which aspects of TV are harmful or benificial, then a knowledge of the scientific research is essential. This book provides exactly this, and it does so in a very readable and easily understandable style, without oversimplifiying the facts. It is easy to use with each chapter discussing one particular question like "Does TV influence aggressive behaviour?" Mind you, not for every question raised there is a clear and straightforward answer, sometimes the answer will be different from what one naively expects, and sometimes the research has not given any answer at all. The book will give you a clearer understanding of the effect of TV on children, based on sound scientific research, and it will give you an indication what to look out for if you are worried about the influence of TV. Even for people without children it is highly interesting reading: Haven't we all been children, and isn't TV still an important part of our everyday life?