Children, teens, families, and mass media : the millennial generation /: the millennial generation. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rose M. Kundanis.
• Other Names: Kundanis, Rose M, 1947-
• Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- pt. I. Theoretical context -- 1. Introduction -- First encounters -- Definitions and central ideas -- Communication models -- Theoretical perspectives -- Historical overview -- Summary -- For further consideration -- Resources on the Web -- References -- 2. The developing child and teen -- A child's perceptions -- Cognitive processes -- Sense-making activities : what is real? -- Fantasy, imagination, and creativity -- Media perceptual characteristics by age -- New expression and youth communication in Chicago -- Summary -- For further consideration -- References -- 3. Generations and history -- The GI generation as civic generation -- The silent or beat generation as adaptive -- The baby boomers as idealists -- Generation X as reactive -- Generation Y or millennials as civic -- Summary -- For further consideration -- References -- pt. II. Audience reactions -- 4. Perceptions of fantasy and reality -- What is real -- Developmental stages and fear -- Children's responses to major news events -- Journalists and children in the news -- Strategies for reducing fears -- September 11, 2001 -- Fictionalized news -- Advertising and the program-length commercial -- Summary -- For further consideration -- Resources on the Web -- References -- 5. Effects -- A history of concerns with media effects : audience, researchers, industry, and government -- Tools of the social scientist -- Theories used in effects research -- Summary -- For further consideration -- References -- 6. Diverse children find identity in diverse messages -- Learning theory and schema theory -- The development of ethnic minority mass media images -- Children's identity and gender -- Results of gender images in advertising and media -- Children and consumer socialization -- Summary -- Resources on the Web -- References -- pt. III. Empowering audiences -- 7. Role of parents and families -- Family communication patterns -- Mediation involving sexuality and violence -- Suggestions for parents -- Summary -- For further consideration -- References -- 8. Media literacy and positive effects -- The diary of a young girl -- Media literacy : reading and writing texts -- Prosocial messages, worldview, and strategies -- Agreement on key concepts in media literacy -- Disagreements in the media literacy debates -- Media literacy and research -- Summary -- For further consideration -- Resources on the Web -- References -- 9. Policy and law -- The First Amendment -- Public pressure -- The FCC and ACT in the 1970s -- The CTA of 1990 -- The V-chip -- Ratings for television -- Ratings of movies, music, and game industries -- Internet protection from indecency unconstitutional -- Alternatives to legislation on Internet indecency -- The questions of privacy on the Internet -- Summary -- For further consideration -- Resources on the Web -- References -- 10. Children's programming -- The business of children's broadcasting and cable -- Listening to children and teens -- Listening to parents -- New media : the "big X factor" -- New partnerships : Noggin -- International markets -- Both partners and competitors -- Summary -- Resources on the Web -- References -- Glossary -- Author index -- Subject index.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (408 pages)
• Subjects: 305.23; Mass media and children -- United States; Mass media and teenagers -- United States; Generation Y; Médias et enfants -- États-Unis; Médias et adolescents -- États-Unis; Generation Y; Mass media and children; Mass media and teenagers; Massamedia; Kinderen; Jongeren; Gezin; Adolescent; Enfant; Développement de l'enfant; Mass-média; Perception (Philosophie); Réalité; United States; États-Unis
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781135624279; 1135624275
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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