The Handbook of Children, Media, and Development
Chichester, UK; Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2008), xxiii, 614 pp.
Contains index
Series: Handbooks in Communication and Media
ISBN 978-1-4051-4417-9 (hbk)
Signature commbox: 10-Children/Youth-E 2008
Introduction: Media and Children's Development / Sandra L. Calvert and Barbara J. Wilson, 1
I: HISTORICAL, CONCEPTUAL, AND FINANCIAL UNDERPINNINGS OF MEDIA
1 Historical and recurring concerns about children's use of the mass media / Ellen Wartella and Michael Robb, 7
2 Business models for children's media / Alice Cahn, Terry Kalagian, and Catherine Lyon, 27
II: MEDIA ACCESS AND DIFFERENTIAL USE PATTERNS
3 Media use across childhood: Access, time, and content / Ronda Scantlin, 51
4 Children, race, ethnicity, and media / Bradley S. Greenberg and Dana E. Mastro, 74
5 Gender, media use, and effects / Stacey J.T. Hust and Jane D. Brown, 98
6 Media and the family / Alison Alexander, 121
III: COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF MEDIA: HOW AND WHAT CHILDREN LEARN
7 Attention and learning from media during infancy and early childhood / Rachel Barr, 143
8 Media symbol systems and cognitive processes / Kaveri Subrahmanyam and Patricia Greenfield, 166
9 Learning from educational media / Heather L. Kirkorian and Daniel R. Anderson, 188
10 News, reality shows, and children's fears: Examining content patterns, theories and negative effects / Stacy L. Smith, Katherine M. Pieper, and Emily J. Moyer-Guse, 214
IV: SOCIAL EFFECTS OF MEDIA
11 Media violence and aggression in youth / Barbara J. Wilson, 237
12 Prosocial effects of media exposue / Marie-Louise Mares, Edward Palmer, and Tia Sullivan, 268
13 Make-believe play, imagination, and creativity: Links to children's media exposure / Dorothy G. Singer, and Jerome L. Singer, 290
14 Parasocial and online social relationships / Cynthia Hoffner, 309
15 Fear responses to media entertainment / Patti M. Valkenburg and Moniek Buijzen, 334
V: HEALTH EFFECTS OF MEDIA
16 Media use and childhood obesity / Elizabeth A. Vandewater and Hope M. Cummings, 355
17 Media, body image, and eating disorders / Kristen Harrison and Veronica Hefner, 381
18 Media and advertising effects / Brian Young, 407
19 Adolescents and media messages about tobacco, alcohol, and drugs / Dina L.G. Borzekowski and Victor C. Strasburger, 432
VI: MEDIA POLICY AND INTERVENTIONS
20 The Children's Television Act / Sandra L. Calvert, 455
21 Regulating the media: Sexually explicit content / Joah G. Iannotta, 479
22 Media-related policies of professional health organizations / Marie Evans Schmidt, David S. Bickham, Amy Branner, and Michael Rich, 503
23 The rating systems for media productions / Douglas A. Gentile, 527
24 Parent and school interventions: Mediation and media literacy / Jennifer L. Chakroff and Amy I. Nathansons, 552
I: HISTORICAL, CONCEPTUAL, AND FINANCIAL UNDERPINNINGS OF MEDIA
1 Historical and recurring concerns about children's use of the mass media / Ellen Wartella and Michael Robb, 7
2 Business models for children's media / Alice Cahn, Terry Kalagian, and Catherine Lyon, 27
II: MEDIA ACCESS AND DIFFERENTIAL USE PATTERNS
3 Media use across childhood: Access, time, and content / Ronda Scantlin, 51
4 Children, race, ethnicity, and media / Bradley S. Greenberg and Dana E. Mastro, 74
5 Gender, media use, and effects / Stacey J.T. Hust and Jane D. Brown, 98
6 Media and the family / Alison Alexander, 121
III: COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF MEDIA: HOW AND WHAT CHILDREN LEARN
7 Attention and learning from media during infancy and early childhood / Rachel Barr, 143
8 Media symbol systems and cognitive processes / Kaveri Subrahmanyam and Patricia Greenfield, 166
9 Learning from educational media / Heather L. Kirkorian and Daniel R. Anderson, 188
10 News, reality shows, and children's fears: Examining content patterns, theories and negative effects / Stacy L. Smith, Katherine M. Pieper, and Emily J. Moyer-Guse, 214
IV: SOCIAL EFFECTS OF MEDIA
11 Media violence and aggression in youth / Barbara J. Wilson, 237
12 Prosocial effects of media exposue / Marie-Louise Mares, Edward Palmer, and Tia Sullivan, 268
13 Make-believe play, imagination, and creativity: Links to children's media exposure / Dorothy G. Singer, and Jerome L. Singer, 290
14 Parasocial and online social relationships / Cynthia Hoffner, 309
15 Fear responses to media entertainment / Patti M. Valkenburg and Moniek Buijzen, 334
V: HEALTH EFFECTS OF MEDIA
16 Media use and childhood obesity / Elizabeth A. Vandewater and Hope M. Cummings, 355
17 Media, body image, and eating disorders / Kristen Harrison and Veronica Hefner, 381
18 Media and advertising effects / Brian Young, 407
19 Adolescents and media messages about tobacco, alcohol, and drugs / Dina L.G. Borzekowski and Victor C. Strasburger, 432
VI: MEDIA POLICY AND INTERVENTIONS
20 The Children's Television Act / Sandra L. Calvert, 455
21 Regulating the media: Sexually explicit content / Joah G. Iannotta, 479
22 Media-related policies of professional health organizations / Marie Evans Schmidt, David S. Bickham, Amy Branner, and Michael Rich, 503
23 The rating systems for media productions / Douglas A. Gentile, 527
24 Parent and school interventions: Mediation and media literacy / Jennifer L. Chakroff and Amy I. Nathansons, 552
