Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-245) and index

The home of television viewing -- Television and individual development -- Television and the behavior of children -- Television and the social construction of reality -- Television and learning -- Implications for education and policy -- Conclusion: growing up in a global screen culture

This book offers a magisterial overview on children and television from the accumulated global literature in this field of the past 50 years, combinig both the American tradition, influenced heavily by developmental psychological studies, as well as European tradition, characterized by more sociological and cultural studies perspectives to the field

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