Children & Television - Softcover

Gunter, Barrie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415144523 ISBN 13: 9780415144520

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

Does violence on TV lead to violent behaviour? How can parents influence children’s viewing?

Fears over the effect of television on children have been around since it was invented. The recent explosion in the number of channels and new multimedia entertainment lends a new urgency to the discussion.

This completely revised second edition of Children and Television brings the story of children and television right up to date. In addition to presenting the latest research on all of the themes covered in the first edition, it includes a discussion of the new entertainment media now available and a new chapter which examines the role of television in influencing children’s health related attitudes behaviour.

Barrie Gunter and Jill McAleer examine the research evidence in to the effects of television on children and their responses to it. They conclude that children are sophisticated viewers and control television far more than it controls them.

About this title

About the Author:

Barrie Gunter is Professor of Journalism at the University of Sheffield. His previous publications include The Anatomy of Adolescence (Routledge, 1989.) Jill McAleer is Research and Information Manager of a London education authority.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0415144523
• ISBN 13: 9780415144520
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 280