Media and Youth: A Developmental Perspective

Provides a comprehensive review and critique of the research and theoretical literature related to media effects on infants, children, and adolescents, with a unique emphasis on development.

Features include:

• The only textbook to evaluate the role of development in media effects research, filling a gap in the subject of children and media
• Multiple forms of media, including internet use, are discussed for a comprehensive view of the subject
• Developmental points of interest are highlighted at the end of each section to reinforce the importance of development in media effects research
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  Children’s cognitive, social, and emotional abilities from pre-school to adolescence are integrated into the text for greater clarity

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Kirsh, Steven J.

ISBN:

978-1-40-517948-5

Specialty:

• Education Psychology
• Psychology

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

328

Publication Year:

2009