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The Handbook of Chilrden, Media and Development
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4417-9
Hardcover
640 pages
July 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Contents.

Preface- Aletha C. Huston .

Part 1: Historical, Conceptual and Financial Underpinnings (Pg. 1).

Chapter 1. Media and Children's Development- Sandra Calvert & Barbara Wilson.

(Pg. 3).

Chapter 2. Historical and Recurring Concerns about Children's Use of the Mass Media.

- Ellen Wartella & Michael Robb (Pg. 11).

Chapter 3. Business Models for Children's Media- Alice Cahn, Terry Kalagian & Catherine Lyon (Pg. 45).

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Part 2: Media Access and Differential Use Patterns (Pg. 81).

Chapter 4. Media Use Across Childhood: Access, Time, and Content -
Ronda Scantlin (Pg. 83).

Chapter 5. Children, Race, Ethnicity, and Media- Bradley Greenberg & Dana Mastro.

(Pg. 121).

Chapter 6. Gender, Media Use, and Effects- Stacey Hust & Jane Brown (Pg. 161).

Chapter 7. Media and the Family -
Alison Alexander (Pg. 201).

Part 3: Cognitive Effects of Media: How & What Children Learn (Pg. 237).

Chapter 8. Attention and Learning from Media during Infancy and Early Childhood- Rachel Barr (Pg. 239).

Chapter 9. Media Symbol Systems & Cognitive Processes- Kaveri Subramanyam & Patricia Greenfield (Pg. 279).

Chapter 10. Learning from Educational Media- Heather Kirkorian & Daniel Anderson (Pg. 319).

Chapter 11. News, Reality Shows, and Children's Fears: Examining Content Patterns, Theories, and Negative Effects- Stacy Smith, Emily J. Moyer-Guse & Katherine Pieper (Pg. 361).

Part 4: Social Effects of Media (Pg. 395).

Chapter 12. Media Violence and Aggression in Youth -
Barbara Wilson (Pg. 397).

Chapter 13. Prosocial Effects of Media Exposure- Louise Mares, Edward Palmer & Tia Sullivan (Pg. 449).

Chapter 14. Make-Believe Play, Imagination, and Creativity: Links to Children's Media Exposure- Dorothy Singer & Jerome Singer (Pg. 485).

Chapter 15. Parasocial and Online Social Relationships -
Cynthia Hoffner (Pg. 519).

Chapter 16. Fear Responses to Media Entertainment- Patti Valkenburg & Moniek Buijzen (Pg. 565).

Part 5: Health Effects of Media (Pg. 597).

Chapter 17. Media Use and Childhood Obesity- Elizabeth Vandewater & Hope Cummings (Pg. 599).

Chapter 18. Media, Body Image, and Eating Disorders- Kristen Harrison & Veronica Hefner (Pg. 645).

Chapter 19. Media and Advertising Effects- Brian Young (Pg. 689).

. Chapter 20. Adolescents and Media Messages about Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs -
Dina Borzekowski & Victor Strasburger (Pg. 729).

Part 6: Media Policy & Interventions (Pg. 769).

Chapter 21. The Children's Television Act- Sandra Calvert (Pg. 771).

Chapter 22. Regulating the Media: Sexually-Explicit Content- Joah Iannotta (Pg. 819).

Chapter 23. Media-related Policies of Professional Health Organizations- Marie Evans, David Bickham, Amy Branner & Michael Rich (Pg. 857).

Chapter 24. The Ratings Systems for Media Products- Douglas Gentile (Pg. 899).

Chapter 25. Parent and School Interventions: Mediation and Media Literacy- Amy Nathanson & Jennifer Chakroff (Pg. 939).

About the Editors and Contributors (Pg. 983)