"The revised edition of 20 Questions about Youth and the Media is an updated and comprehensive guide to today's most compelling issues in the study of children, tweens, teens and the media. The editors bring together leading experts to answer the kinds of questions an undergraduate student might ask
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about the relationship between young people and media. In so doing, the book addresses a range of media, from cartoons to the Internet, from advertising to popular music, and from mobile phones to educational television. The diverse array of topics include government regulation, race and gender, effects / both prosocial and risky,, kids' use of digital media, and the commercialization of youth culture. This book is designed with the undergraduate youth/children and media classroom in mind, and features accessible writing and end-of-chapter discussion questions and exercises." (Publisher description)
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"Aus einer Forschungsperspektive wird die Rolle der Medien bei der Kriegs- und Krisenberichterstattung für Kinder beleuchtet. Es werden sowohl Aspekte der Rezeption und Produktion von Medientexten durch Kinder als auch die Sicht und Vorgehensweisen von ProduzentInnen von Kindernachrichten zusammeng
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etragen." (Zusammenfassung)
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"In den letzten Jahren hat die Verbreitung der neuen Informationsund Kommunikationstechnologien weltweit zu tief greifenden Veränderungen in Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik geführt, die inzwischen auch den Bereich der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit erreicht haben. Welche Chancen und Gefahren vor
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allem aber welche Herausforderungen sind mit diesen neuen Kulturtechniken verbunden? Was bedeuten diese, insbesondere für die Sozialisation von Kindern, auch und gerade in den Ländern des Südens? Wie ist das Problem der Gefährdung durch Gewaltdarstellungen in Neuen Medien und deren zunehmende Einbeziehung in Gewalthandlungen und Kriegsstrategienzu bewerten? In dieser Broschüre werden – vor dem Hintergrund der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit – neben zentralen Entwicklungen der Neuen Medien und deren Herausforderungen wichtige Strategien des Umgangs im Kontext der Medienpädagogik diskutiert." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"One of the key issues in examining the impact of small arms on children is the role of the media. The following is a resource guide to some materials that are relevant to considering the need for education programmes on media violence and small arms. Research has now confi rmed the link between med
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ia violence and aggressive behaviour. If young people also have ready access to guns, then the likelihood of violent behaviour, against themselves and others, increases. Most of the resources are from the USA, with the exception of the UNESCO study; however, US media, films, TV, video and computer games are increasingly available to children all over the world, so the US research data is relevant. Any programme designed to respond to the problem of small arms, be it education for children and youth, awareness raising for adults or advocacy, needs to take into account the role of the media in creating acceptance of the use of weapons to resolve confl icts and in supporting certain masculine roles." (Introduction)
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"Media, Audiences, Effects teaches students how to evaluate media effects research and better understand the role media play in our everyday lives. This text introduces readers to more than 300 contemporary research studies focusing on twelve important topic areas, including television violence, gen
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der and ethnicity, sexuality and pornography, and advertising bans. It provides a framework for understanding how researchers study media effects and what mass communication theory and research tell us about the relationship between media and society." (Publisher description)
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"This yearbook compiles information on research findings on children and youth and media violence, as seen from the perspective of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child. The thematic focus of the yearbook is on the influence of children's exposure to media violence. Section 1
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of the yearbook, "Children and Media on the UN and UNESCO Agendas," includes articles on the significance of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Section 2, "Children and Violence on the Screen: Research Articles," includes articles on U.S. television violence and children, the nature and context of violence on American television, and media violence in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Europe, and Argentina. Section 3, "Children's Media Situation: Research Articles," contains articles describing children's media access and use in various parts of the world, including Asia, China, Australia, South Africa, and Belgium. Section 4, "Media in the World," provides statistics on children and the media worldwide. Section 5, "Children in the World," details demographic indicators for children worldwide. Section 6, "Children's Participation in the Media: Some Examples," describes examples of positive child participation in the media production process. Section 7 contains international declarations and resolutions regarding children and the media. Section 8 discusses regulations and measures as a basis for building television policy. A bibliography containing approximately 300 references on children and media violence published after 1970 completes the yearbook." (https://eric.ed.gov)
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