附註:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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
摘要:This volume examines children's experiences with electronic media in the home, including children's development of media literacy. To understand the experiences, the book examines the children at various developmental ages and across generations.
